There are a few positives to be taken from last night's 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. First off, James van Riemsdyk looked as good as you'd hope he would, scoring a goal and cashing in on his shootout attempt. Maybe David Clarkson didn't exactly sparkle in this one, but he made his presence felt with a couple good chances, a fight, and a shootout goal. Maybe we could call this a poor man's Gordie Howe hat trick. Jonathan Bernier only allowed one goal, and it was a tough deflection in front of him, so his work last evening is to be commended.

Who did you like? Any disappointments? Here's a link to the box score.

Leafs lose 3-2 to the Flyers, JvR is still awesome so whatever

Jeffler's recap at TLN.

ICYMI: Carlyle Happy With Liles' Preparation For Camp

Seems to me like he's a lock.

Backhand Shelf's Leafs Preview: Choose Your Own Story

Justin Bourne looks from both sides of the looking glass.

Paul Bissonnette Suspended 10 Games

Leaving the bench to fight someone is a no-no.

The Florida Panthers aren't exactly packin' 'em in for pre-season games

Pretty funny photo, context notwithstanding.

Zone Entry Data For The 2013 Flyers

Looking at last year's numbers, JvR looked good.

30 Thoughts

Friedman's latest.

Leafs Season Preview

Hockey World Blog asked me to do a season preview. I try to be as balanced as I can.

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