The brilliant play of the Flyers can be attributed to a players-only meeting held in mid-October.
According to Simon Gagne, the Flyers just talked about being more responsible at their respective positions.
I’ve always wanted to be in on a players-only meeting. I have a lot of questions:

Who convenes it?
Does anyone use a gavel?
Is attendance taken? [...]

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. I’ve been on the phone with Richard Simmons since Friday, so I’m feeling much better.
You know who’s not feeling so well? Brendan Shanahan. It seems all of the teams that might have wanted him are now playing so well, they really don’t need him. The Flyers are suddenly [...]

A few quick things:

Bobby Clarke visited the Flyers to give the team some faceoff tips. Players were a bit surprised that he kept saying “Here’s another tip. You don’t need goaltending. It’s overrated. So is speed. You’ll see. You’ll all see…”
SportsHubLA has a great interview with Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times. The talk [...]

I think if Blues coach Andy Murray has a signature coaching move, it’s lowering expectations:
Our plan is to get better over time…we knew that there would be games when we wouldn’t play as well. So I don’t think anybody in our organization, to be honest with you, had any swagger. I think everybody gets excited [...]

The Flyers blew out the Thrashers 7-0 last night in Atlanta.
The Thrashers have horrible attendance.
Coincidence? Well the Thrashers have set-up certain all-you-can eat sections. Awful hockey + depression eating = messy recipe for disaster. I’m glad I wasn’t at Philips Arena last night. I think you can have all-you-can buffets or you can have a [...]

Wow. What’s with the Flyers?
They blew a lead to the Sharks Saturday night, leaving them winless in their first five games.
I haven’t watched a ton of the Flyers yet this season, but it’s hard not to notice how thin their defense is. Coach John Stevens has messed with his defensive pairings, but it really hasn’t [...]

I kind of wish I was an NHL defenseman this season. They sure seem to be in short supply.
The Lightning are expected to sign Marek Malik this week. Malik was unsigned at the start of this season but I guess teams are getting more desperate. Malik was pretty immobile last season. I can’t imagine what [...]