*Every year, after Christmas, the Flyers take a trip to California. And every year, it sucks. The sucking kicked off in San Jose, this time. [BSH]
*We could see some lineup changes during this trip. In a positive way, probably. [NBC Sports Philly]
*Some various and sundry Flyers things, upcoming defensemen, the penalty kill, things of that nature. [Inquirer]
*Have you been enjoying the World Junior Championship so far? It’s been pretty wild, as far as these things go. If you need to catch up, we’ve been recapping each day’s action.