*The countdown thing is tired, right? I know. But headlines are hard in the dog days of August. Stop yelling at me! Anyhoo, every now and again one of these infernal ranked lists that we keep linking to says Good Stuff about the Flyers, and that makes it fun. For all of us! [BSH]
*Speaking of the August dregs, we’re bored. So we’re doing wild speculation with a little side of ridiculous ideas. Don’t be so serious about it it’s fun. [BSH]
*Shane Vansaghi won’t have Porter Martone around to feed off of in his second year at Michigan State, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t aiming to kick even more butt than he did last year. [NBC Sports Philly]
*The BSH Summer 25 Under 25 series is rapidly approaching its end, and up next at number seven overall is a defenseman most of us are hoping will start turning heads this season. [BSH]
*While we’re talking Youths, is it too soon to start talking about next year’s draft? NOPE. [ESPN]
*With a nice new contract in his pocket, it’s a big year for Hunter McDonald to prove he’s a guy that can gut it at the NHL level. [BSH]
*Did youse guys know that there will be regular season NHL games in Germany this season? That’s kinda neat. [Inquirer]
*And finally, the results of the annual front office confidence poll are in, so take a little time this morning while you’re procrastinating to get a little look at what Flyers fans are feeling about Danny Briere right now. [The Athletic]
