When something hurts, you can choose to either cry about it or laugh about it.
In the face of an NHL lockout, predicted for Sept. 15, fans of the Philadelphia Flyers turned soul-crushing misery into jokes. #LockedOutFlyers, a Twitter hashtag that imagines how the current Philly roster will fill its time off the ice, began trending Wednesday.
Here are the best of the Philly fans’ tweets, plus a bonus of humorous #NHL94in2012 tweets — another trending topic this week that sees the league in hindsight….