*Well, we’re here. The Philadelphia Flyers are most likely done for the summer — unless something cool happens — and as it stands right now, they are above the cap. It’s mostly because of all the dead cap hits they decided to take on for draft picks and whatnot, but, how are they going to get out of it? There are some avenues they can take to be cap compliant for the upcoming season. [BSH]
*Gritty has blessed us once again. Now that there aren’t any significant transactions or pieces of business to take care of for the Flyers, the team can have some fun. Like, Gritty taking Scott Laughton to a photoshoot.
*Obviously, the big news is Matvei Michkov officially coming over and being a Flyer this upcoming season. But looking around at similarly hyped prospects and similar players, and their rookie seasons, what should we expect from Michkov’s first year in the NHL? [BSH]
*Charlie put out some interesting thoughts. As we have already mentioned, the Flyers are most likely done. So, this feels just like a missed opportunity to capitalize on a summer where they could do stuff to build more towards a contending team a few years down the road. It is a quiet summer but it’s not a total disaster. [PHLY]
*Really, the Flyers’ blue line hasn’t changed all that much. But the goaltending and the group of defensemen — really the backbone of this team — is going to be an interesting group of players who should show some sign of development throughout the next 82 games. [Inquirer]
*Oh, here we go. The only thing that really needs to happen across the NHL is some big-name restricted free agents signing some new contracts. So, with that, comes speculation around potential offer sheets. Here are some names that could actually (not actually) get some. [Sportsnet]
