*Well, I personally assumed we’d be waiting until later today to learn our collective fate, but turned out we only had to wait until around lunchtimes yesterday. And, disappointingly, the news was bad. The Ducks matched. Real bummer. [BSH]
*You’ll never believe this, but the Leo Carlsson news was all anyone was writing about yesterday. (Except us, of course. There’s a reason this is the best website ever.) Here’s what the Inky had to say. [Inquirer]
*How about our pal Jordan over at NBC? Here’s what he wrote about the news. [NBC Sports Philly]
*The folks over at the failing New York Times, from both sides of the issue. Gotta hear both sides, folks. [The Athletic]
*The there were the general reports, like this one from the folks up at Sportsnet. [Sportsnet]
*Of course TSN wasn’t going to let their competitors over at Sportsnet have all the fun. [TSN]
*Anyway, enough reporting. We’ve all got to move on with our lives now so we got to thinking about some things Briere can do now that his Plan A is dead. [BSH]
*Here are some thoughts on what might happen next, probably in the most condescending tone possible. [The Athletic]
*Part of the overall Carlsson Conversation was centered on the idea of his giant contract resetting the market. And it probably will. But there are some defensemen doing the same kind of thing for guys that play on the backend. [ESPN]
*And finally, now for something completely unrelated: the Phantoms released their regular season schedule! Taking the trip up to Allentown to watch The Kids is always a good time, and now you can plan to do it! If you want to, of course. Do whatever you want. That’s your business. [BSH]
