Things are pretty bleak in Flyers Land right now, you don’t need us to tell you that. We’re looking for just about any good news we can find around here right now, and we’re here to deliver a bit of it.
Times are strange, and while it’s a bit of a bummer that NHL players, or even any AHL players on an NHL contract, won’t be allowed to go to the Olympics next month, it’s opened up the door for the national teams to get a little more creative in how they’re constructing their rosters, and give some players a chance to compete on this stage who might not otherwise have it.