YOU THOUGHT about him.
Jeff Carter did a toothless pregame interview and you thought about him.
Wayne Simmonds did a postgame MVP interview and you thought about him.
Over and over again, as Carter rolled into the faceoff circle or lasered one of his signature wrist shots, as Simmonds clutched at loose pucks like a bird of prey, or raced past Carter and his Pacific Division teammates to score the winning goal of Sunday's NHL All-Star Game, you thought about Mike Richards.
Wayne Simmonds has become the face of the Flyers, or at least the face of what they hope to become, just as Mike Richards once was the face of what they hoped to become.