*Playoffs schmlayoffs; Dr. Eric Tulsky, he of Broad Street Hockey fame, has been named General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes. This is really cool, mostly because it’s great to see an NHL team hire the smartest guy in the room, for once. Congrats, Eric T.! [Inquirer]
*You all catch Game 5 last night? Really expected the Panthers to close it out. And they did not. In the above situation, Connor McDavid is Happy Gilmore, and by “putt” I mean “score”. It’s getting interesting, folks!! [NHL.com]
*You will not be shocked to learn that the Flyers are exploring options for Cam Atkinson. [BSH]
*Speaking of Atkinson, if you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website you can read his first of many deep-dives into each Flyers’ 2023-24 season. [PHLY]
*Looking ahead to next week’s(!) draft, the third player tied for #26 on your Community Draft Board is a 17-year old WHL standout with great instincts. [BSH]
*A player that had a lot of juice early but has faded a bit and could possibly drop to 12 is Cole Eiserman, the prolific goal scorer from the USNTDP. [NBC Sports Philly]
*He scored 127 goals with the NTDP. That’s a lot of goals, folks. The Flyers could use goals. [Inquirer]
*Anyhoo, here are the ten biggest unanswered questions as the draft draws ever nearer. [The Athletic]
*Let’s look way ahead to next offseason, when the Flyers will have several RFAs to make some decisions about. It’ll be another big summer for Danny B., no doubt! [BSH]
*And finally, perfect for the midweek doldrums, a brand new episode of The BSH Podcast! [BSH]
