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*The first round wrapped this weekend with two Game 7s and it was a heck of a round. We’re now on to the second round; here’s the full schedule for you to plan your life around. [Sportsnet]
*The Avalanche lost their aforementioned Game 7 to the Stars, which has some ramifications for the Flyers’ upcoming draft. [BSH]
*The Phantoms are in their second round of the playoffs as well and are coming off a VERY big win over the Hershey Bears. [BSH]
*The Flyers are, of course, still looking for their head coach. And there are a lot of guys to choose from, thought it definitely seems like two or three are leading the pack at the moment. [Inquirer]
*The hockey talking heads still seem to be insisting that Rick Tocchet is the frontrunner. [BSH]
*As for Brad Shaw, do we think he’s shown enough over his career to prove he’d make a good head coach? [NBC Sports Philly]
*It’s Player Grades Season around here and we’ve kicked things off with a look at what we saw from Emil Andrae this year. [BSH]
*We are also rolling through the Community Draft Board; up at 10 is a Big Boy Defenseman. [BSH]
*Next up at 9, a center that seemed to be on some Flyers’ fans radar before the Flyers ended up at 4. [BSH]
*At 8, another center who has huge upside but comes with huge risk, too. [BSH]
*And finally, it’s a good thing we’re running through these Community Draft posts because tonight is the big night! It’s Draft Lottery Day! Here’s a brief history of how the Flyers have fared over the years, and here’s hoping the balls fall in our favor tonight. [BSH]