*The Flyers’ win over the Sabres on Wednesday was a big one, and we’re not quite done reliving it just yet. Charlie dives deep on the game herein. [PHLY]
*It was, if nothing else, another resilient effort, and a good indication that
*The one big negative of the game, though, was the loss of Cam York with an injury. Immediately we went a bit panic mode around here and fell down the rabbit hole of who might replace him if he’s set to miss time. [BSH]
*It looks like the Flyers averted a crisis on that one, and York is officially just day-to-day with that upper body injury. [BSH]
*It’s a major bullet dodged indeed, because York has made himself all but indispensable to the team’s long term success at this point, but he’s not the only piece in this lineup who could be costly to lose [insert furious knocking on wood here]. [BSH]
*But it’s a long season, and there are going to be key absences at some point, like the one of Tyson Foerster. For his part, though, Nikita Grebenkin made a positive impression in his first opportunity to jump into the top-9 in Foerster’s absence. [BSH]
*Matvei Michkov, despite his slow start to the season, is not just getting himself back on track but showing a real understanding of what it’s going to take to keep himself on track down the stretch. [Inquirer]
*Rick Tocchet also has some ideas about how to keep things moving in the right direction for him. [BSH]
*NHLers are heading back to the Olympics this year, and waiting for them in Milan is… an arena that might not be done in time? An ice surface that might be too small? [ESPN]
*We remain locked in on the Quinn Hughes saga out in Vancouver, and things are still. It great out there. [Sportsnet]
*And finally, did anyone else forget the Winter Classic’s in Miami this year? Anyway, they’re getting rolling towards that. [NHL]