*The boys are up in Buffalo tonight for the final game of this 2024-25 season, and they have one job. It’s not often that one loss can make a huge difference for an organization, but losing this game? Draft spot goes from 6 to 4. That’s a big deal. MUST LOSE. [BSH]
*Speaking of losing, Matvei Michkov is not going to win the Calder Trophy. But that’s okay. Because he’s awesome. [Inquirer]
*Once the buzzer sounds on tonight’s game, all eyes are going to turn toward Danny Briere’s Big Offseason Jobs, the biggest of which may be who he chooses to coach this team moving forward. Maybe it oughta be Jonesy’s pal and Alex Bump’s coach, Pat Ferschweiler. [The Athletic]
*And then there’s the Big Fish: David Carle. Maybe the Flyers can lure him away from Denver? [Inquirer]
*Whenever there are expectations, some are going to exceed and some are going to fall way, way short. These are the ones that did those things. [Sportsnet]
*And finally, still trying to decide who you’ll bandwagon these ‘yoffs? Easy choice is to hop into the Battle of Ontario and rooting for our boy G. [ESPN]