*Alex Bump is one of the more interesting prospects for the Philadelphia Flyers. The Western Michigan winger is in the Frozen Four, gearing up to compete for the national championship this week, but will then quickly turn his sights on Philadelphia. The 21-year-old is set to sign with the Flyers however his tournament finishes. More on his tournament and what’s next for the Minnesotan. [The Athletic]
*Flyers interim head coach Brad Shaw was fairly blunt yesterday: He wants to be the head coach of the team next season. Which, of course he wants to stay employed, but he also dove deeper into the possibility of him returning as an assistant coach with a new head coach above him. [BSH]
*In some transaction news, the Flyers placed forward Olle Lycksell on waivers yesterday. We’ll see if another team puts in a claim, but he was really just the lowest on the chopping block. The Flyers have enough healthy forwards and newly signed Karsen Dorwart is a higher priority. [BSH]
*But there is still good news! It sure seems like the Flyers are on track to finish in the bottom five of the NHL’s overall standings, guaranteeing at the very worst a top-seven pick but most likely picking within the first five selections. [BSH]
*How Matvei Michkov embraced a “boring process” to become an even greater scorer. [NBCSP]
*It’s always a struggle to get American players overseas to play in the IIHF World Championships after their NHL season wraps up. The Canadians always get the stars (or at least very good players) of non-playoff teams — could Team USA finally do the same? [ESPN]
*With Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record to become the NHL’s all-time leader in goals scored, the question of who else could possibly do it naturally came up. Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is one of the players who could be on-pace to do it if he plays until he’s 40 years old. But, the Leafs captain doesn’t even want to be a part of the conversation. [TheScore]
