I'm I'm Hey, everybody, how you doing?

Well, that's good.

Welcome to P.H.L.Y. Flyers. My name is Bill Mats.

I'm your director, Fun and Games for the afternoon. Joining me today, it is Philadelphia's number one hockey beatwriter, Charlie O'Connor. William, welcome back. I feel like it has been forever, Charlie, since we have done this. I wasn't here for a week. I feel like the previous week you were out for a couple of days. Yeah, I took a few days off. So it was, uh, it's been like two weeks since we've done this together. And it really feels like a long time. I, I spend as much time with you as I do anybody. So when it's like eight working days in a row where we don't speak, it feels odd. But here we are. We are back and And, uh, boy, you days. Yeah. Then I take another vacation. For a few days. Uh, boy, is it August. Oh, it is extremely August. That's, I liked, uh, 32 thoughts today dropped. Like, maybe it came out yesterday, like midsummer check in. Yeah, like, oh, okay, I'll take a break from the cottage. Here's a few things. It's like, didn't we talk about this like two weeks ago? It's like, yeah, we're catching up on everything. And it is a catch-up day here for the P-H-L-Y Flyer show. Of course, I haven't been able to scold you in a few days. Hit the damn like button.

It's been a week since I've told you to do it.

And I need the results, damn it.

So hit this freaking like button.

And I got to remind everybody, we have our diehard Q&A tonight.

You can still go to all p.hly.com, pull the trigger if you haven't yet.

Come on out to our studio tonight. 6.8 p.m.

Have a few drinks. Have a little food. Have some fun. Talk to Charlie and I. We'll answer questions as we do

every day. It's, but it'll be in person. But it's live. Yeah, it's live. Anything can happen.

If I have a wardrobe malfunction, you know, there's nothing we can do to stop it.

You know what, William? I'm just thinking of what to let that one pass. It could possibly happen live. The show is also live. But no, it will probably be able to curse. Yes, we will. Yeah. And that's, you know, if you're talking about the flyers, it's hard not to.

But we have some stuff to get to first.

Charlie, what are you been up to the last week or so I saw I was

following your story uh on Instagram seems like you were up to a lot over the last few days just feels

like everyone's been enjoying summer as uh as I realize it, it's, I realize it's only August 4th,

but that means like a month away. We got the announcement. Don't, don't bring it up.

We got the announcement of the rookie series, all that stuff. So like, it's still summer, but

we're getting closer. No, no, we're not getting closer. I need to take full advantage of this time

without insane workloads. No, it's been fun. Last week, obviously, you were away. So I was

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