*With it being a holiday weekend and the whole hockey world reeling from Friday’s tragic news about Johnny & Matthew Gaudreau, you’ll be shocked to learn that there’s not a lot of news newsing around the NHL right now. The only real story over the long weekend was Dr. T. coming up with a cool new (kinda) way to structure a contract and saving his team some cap as a result. [Sportsnet]
*Now that we are officially into September we are officially into the month in which the hockey will begin, and as such we’ve got a few important dates you ought to note. For planning and all. [BSH]
*Everything else was just about Johnny. Who was, as we mentioned yesterday, one of us. From Here. And a huge inspiration to the South Jersey community from which he and Matthew came. [Inquirer]
*You could say Johnny was the original Small Goals Boy, and his impact on the game will be felt… well, forever, probably. [The Athletic]
*The Gaudreaus touched the lives of a lot of people in the hockey world, so of course the Flyers family is mourning the loss of their friend. [NBC Sports Philly]
*And finally, it wasn’t just the Flyers family. It was the whole Philadelphia region, really. A lot of stories to tell and memories to hold on to. [Inquirer]
