*Jason Akeson didn’t play a ton of games with the Flyers this season but whatever, he gets a review anyway because we like him. [BSH]
*Meltzer has some more insight on the Bellemare signing and Sean Couturier’s surgery. [Hockeybuzz]
*Jason Spezza has requested a trade out of Ottawa, which the team is accommodating. [SB Nation]
*On the futures of Spezza and Vincent Lecavalier. [TSN]
*Speculating about where Vinny might end up, should the Flyers be able to trade him. [CSN Philly]
*Evaluating this year’s free agent left wingers. [Poweranks]
*Updating the Conn Smythe Watch; Justin Williams is still leading the pack. [Puck Daddy]
*Luck, or what people use when they want to explain something they can’t explain with numbers. [Deadspin]
*Offensive zone entries and the importance of playing well in the neutral zone. [NHL Numbers]
*NHL general managers are still trying to define a coaches’ challenge. [Puck Daddy]
*Evidently being an NHL Ice Girl isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. [Mother Jones]
*If the Cup is awarded tonight, it should be awarded by someone who is not Gary Bettman. [The Hockey News]
*And finally, Darryl Sutter is hilarious; makes absolutely no sense at all ever. [SB Nation]
