*It’s September! Wake me up when September ends, am I right?? But seriously folks, it’s September 1 and Morgan Frost still hasn’t signed a contract. Wild stuff. Anyhoo, in case you missed it, the Flyers will once again be featured in quite a few nationally televised games this season. [The Hockey News]
*Elliot Desnoyers seems like a really fun player and he’s found himself at number 15 on this year’s 25U25. [BSH]
*Everything about this “model based” ranking of NHL prospects is vague as heck but hey, look at our boy up there in the top three! [The Hockey News]
*Speaking of rankings, it’s power rankings time, baby. Let’s get into it. [NHL.com]
*There is apparently a new research tool over on Hockey Reference, and leave it to DGB to use it to discover a bunch of weird and ultimately entertaining factoids. [The Athletic]
*And finally, not to be crazy about it or anything, but… PHIL KESSEL SIGNS WITH THE FLYERS WHEN??? [Sportsnet]