*The Flyers are, as they say, shipping up to Boston for tonight’s first game of the season against the Bruins. Going to be a real hard game to win if the Flyers only show up for part of it, so here’s hoping a few lessons were learned from Sunday’s loss to the Habs. Anyhoo, there are signs emerging that Sean Couturier may not be cooked. This is a good thing. [Inquirer]
*While the goalie situation remains in flux, it’s fair to say that Aleksei Kolosov performed admirably in his first NHL game. [BSH]
*If you’d like a more thorough analysis of Kolosov’s game, perhaps you’d like to read what Marty Biron had to say about the effort.