Morning Skate: Pens show Flyers they aren’t quite there yet

Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading, while pushing through the last snowstorm of the season.

*The Flyers got a harsh late-season reminder that they might not be ready for whatever the Penguins are bringing this spring.

*Tough times in Carolina where Ron Francis was “promoted”, but in truth was kicked upstairs to make way for a new general manager that will be the true decision-maker under new ownership.

*Darren Dreger says not to expect much of a change in the goalie-interference rule when the GMs convene this month. That’s a bit disappointing given some of the problems with the enforcement over the last couple of seasons.

*The top 10 most surprising players that have worn AHL jerseys this season with more and more established guys doing some time there.

*The case for Pekka Rinne as a Vezina Trophy winner above others like Andrei Vasilevskiy and Connor Hellebuyck

*For something completely different: John Williams will take a well-deserved break for scoring "Star Wars" movies after the ninth episode of the Skywalker saga.