Not everything is supposed to be new. Remakes of old classic songs, reunions of television shows that ended decades ago, rebooting old movie franchises for some damn reason — we like looking at the past and getting all mushy-hearted thinking about what time was like back then.
Well during the Philadelphia Flyers’ prospect showcase game against the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon, we got a look back into what covering hockey on social media would have been like in 2004.
Yes, young forward Wade Allison did drop the gloves, but we could all collectively barely see it past the inch-thick vaseline on the lens and handful of pixels that Flyers beatwriter Sam Carchidi’s cellphone would allow.