*Folks literally nothing is happening in the hockey world right now, particularly here in Philadelphia, so when Porter Martone puts his face in front of a microphone everyone gets really excited and listens and then writes about it. Like we did. [BSH]
*So did the local paper. They were also excited to hear Porter Martone say some stuff. [Inquirer]
*And so did friend of the blog Jordan Hall over at the Regional Sports Network. Porter Martone, going to college! [NBC Sports Philly]
*Anyhoo, we also learned yesterday that the annual Rookie Series will be back in Allentown, with the Flyers’ kids facing off against those New York Rangers’ youths. [BSH]
*The World Junior Summer Showcase is in full swing right now and turns out the stars of the show thus far might be the Flyers’ prospects. That’s pretty neat! [BSH]
*Hey so uh… totally unrelated, but you think Auston Matthews will still be good minus Mitch Marner? Seems like he’ll probably still be good. He’s pretty good. [TSN]
*And finally, did you know there’s a new Happy Gilmore movie on Netflix? This may be relevant to your interests. Also, did you know there’s a “real life” Happy Gilmore?? I did not know this. [The Athletic]
