*Welcome to the new week, friends! And the first bit of Real Hockey we get this season! That’s right, it’s Rookie Game week. Time to get excited to see your boys hit the ice in Allentown. [Phantoms]
*It’ll be the first time we see Matvei Michkov playing a hockey game in orange and black, and Joel Farabee can’t friggin’ wait for you to get a look at this kid. [NBC Sports Philly]
*Alright back to the real Flyers; coming in at #3 in this Summer’s 25U25 is Cam York, a guy from whom a monster season would be great to see. [BSH]
*Did you know that Scott Laughton leads the whole entire league in shorthanded points over the last two seasons?? That’s wild. Did not realize that. [Flyers]
*Wysh was at the Rookie Showcase, covering things for ESPN as one does, and here’s what he was Hearing and what he was Being Told while he was down there. [ESPN]
*The Gaudreau brothers left a legacy at every stop they made. And even ones they didn’t, really. Which is why their memory will live on forever. [TSN]
*In fact, even rock stars feel the loss of these two men. At the Wells Fargo Center Saturday night, the boys in Pearl Jam took a break in their set to pay their respects to Johnny and Matty. And it was beautiful. [Sportsnet]
