Yesterday, the Philadelphia Flyers unveiled a new mascot. Like most Flyers fans, the absence of a team mascot has long bothered me, and has kept me from fully embracing the team. Thankfully, the organization finally heard my cries and gave us what we longed for.
Unless you’ve somehow been off the internet for the past 24 hours - and I applaud you for making The Good Phight your first stop upon returning - you know that the new mascot is named Gritty, and it is... interesting looking:
Naturally, the takes were plentiful. At first, people wondered why the Flyers would inflict this monstrosity upon us:
The Philadelphia Flyers have a new mascot.