# O&B Puckcast Episode #285 Flyers Mid Season Review with Bill Meltzer Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/o-b-puckcast-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast-694672/o-b-puckcast-episode-285-flyers-mid-season-review-with-bill-meltzer Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/o-b-puckcast-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast-694672/o-b-puckcast-episode-285-flyers-mid-season-review-with-bill-meltzer.md Podcast: [O&B Puckcast - A Philadelphia Flyers Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/o-b-puckcast-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast-694672) Published: 2026-01-08T04:10:00+00:00 Episode link: https://oandbpuckcast.libsyn.com/ob-puckcast-episode-285-flyers-mid-season-review-with-bill-meltzer Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/oandbpuckcast/OB_Puckcast_Episode__285__Flyers_Midseason_Review_with_Bill_Meltzer.mp3?dest-id=536429 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/o-b-puckcast-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast-694672/episodes/o-b-puckcast-episode-285-flyers-mid-season-review-with-bill-meltzer Duration seconds: 6850 ## Resource The O&B Puckcast is back as Isaiah, Chef, and Dan welcome Bill Meltzer (hockeyhotstove.com, flyers.nhl.com) to break down the Flyers at the midseason mark. Following a discussion of the contentious Ducks game , the panel examines the team's surprising start, standout performers, areas that still need improvement, and the Flyers' chances of ending their five-year playoff drought . Bill also recaps the recently completed World Junior Championship , with a focus on the performances of Flyers prospects . Later in the episode, Anthony DiMarco (dailyfaceoff.com) joins the show to discuss the Flyers' re-signing of Christian Dvorak and what a potential Trevor Zegras extension could look like. The conversation also dives into whether GM Danny Brière would be willing to move Rasmus Ristolainen , the Egor Zamula trade , possible trade deadline scenarios , the latest rumor mill , and much more. Photo credit: Michael Reaves Catch the Puckcast livestream on YouTube, X and Facebook, crafted for Flyers Faithful. Like, subscribe, and join the conversation! #NHL #Flyers Follow the show on social media X and Bluesky: @oandbpuck GETTR: @oandbpuckcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@obpuckcast4794?si=hNETQYvbte8vPvG8 Subscribe to our show on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, Tune In, Deezer, Amazon Audible+ (5 star ratings on Apple are always appreciated 😃 ) Please Support Our Sponsors!k Summit Adjustors: https://summitpublicadjusters.com Jim's South Street: https://jimssouthstreet.com Affiliations: flyersnittygritty.com and hockeyhotstove.com Hosted by https://libsyn.com/libsyn-podcast-hosting-features/ Advertisers: Contact us at oandbpuck@mail.com or DM us on X. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/o-b-puckcast-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast-694672/episodes/o-b-puckcast-episode-285-flyers-mid-season-review-with-bill-meltzer/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/o-b-puckcast-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast-694672/o-b-puckcast-episode-285-flyers-mid-season-review-with-bill-meltzer.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.