*Just as we predicted (by which we mean, heard Cuz say on Charlie and Bill’s podcast), Matvei Michkov is back in the Philadelphia metro region and is already getting work in with his teammates. We love to see it, genuinely. [BSH]
*Speaking of things that are good and awesome, our boy Porty Marts is turning into the odds-on favorite for the Calder Trophy this season. How freaking awesome would that be?? [BSH]
*The full ranking, the one that contains Porter Martone in the top spot, which is #1, ahead of all the other people on the list, is here. If you’d like to see other names. [The Athletic]
*Quite a lot of Metropolitan Division teams on this list of the teams mostly likely to make the playoffs after missing last season. Might be a tougher road for our boys this season. [Sportsnet]
*Related, for funsies we came up with three absolute nightmare scenarios that would stop the Flyers’ season in its tracks were any of them to happen. [BSH]
*And finally, Houston is going hard for that NHL expansion team. Because that’s just what all of us want. Another team. Just like we all wanted those extra two games. Hooray. [TSN]
