*Everyone enjoy the long weekend? And the hockey? Was a big weekend for Sam Ersson, who will be heading into the summer with a little bit of hardware. [Inquirer]
*Speaking of the goalie sitch, there are yet again a bunch of unsubstantiated rumors kicking around about the status of Aleksei Kolosov. [BSH]
*Everyone’s talking free agents in the Flyers Cinematic Universe right now. That’ll happen when a guy as good as Mitch Marner is going to hit the market. [Inquirer]
*Some folks will tell you that Mitch Marner is a terrible idea but Sam Bennett is a great one. [The Athletic]
*Smarter folks will tell you that Sam Bennett is a terrible idea too. [BSH]
*Related, the top 50 UFAs available this summer. [TSN]
*Also related, the Florida Panthers certainly seem like an unstoppable force right now, eh? Has a lot to do with their top line, that’s equal parts skilled and dirty. [ESPN]
*Anyhoo, the Flyers. As you all know, the boys have a lot of draft picks to use in whatever way they see fit at next month’s draft. Here’s what other teams have done in similar situations. [BSH]
*Speaking of the draft, the next guy up on your Community Draft Board is a solid late-round option on defense. [BSH]
*Then at pick 25 you all chose a big-swing guy that’s either going to hit and be a solid NHLer or fully bust out and never be heard from again. Probably. [BSH]
*Back to the current Flyers, new coach Rick Tocchet is pretty psyched to get to work with Travis Sanheim again. [NBC Sports Philly]
*And finally, wanna get mad? Because if this report is true, it’ll probably make you mad. [BSH]
