Flyers Call Up Parent; Odds And Ends

Tim P. of the Inky with the scoop.

I'm assuming it's because Lasse Kukkonen is hurt after blocking a shot late in last night's loss. If he is a healthy scratch again, I'm not sure what John Stevens is thinking. He would essentially be blaming the team's struggles the past two games on Kukkonen, which is completely ridiculous. Yes, he doesn't have much offensive ability. Yes, he doesn't have much upside. However, he's always in good position and teams simply don't score when he's on the ice.

Parent doesn't have huge offensive upside, but he's still a young player that could develop into a very good D-Man. He can pass the puck out of the zone and is a pretty good skater, so clearing the puck and getting the play up ice is going to improve with this move.

As for the odds and ends, there's going to be a slight format change on the blog starting tomorrow. As several of you know, spring training starts up as pitchers and catchers report for some teams. I'm going to change the colors to Phillies colors, depending on how it looks. What does this mean in terms of content? Probably very little. I'll be more inclined to talk about a minor Phillies story than Flyers story, but the game previews and major news things should still be posted as normal.