*Well pack your bags, kids, we’re headed to Vegas. well, in two years. You get the point. [BSH]
*The people behind the new Vegas team are going to let fans vote for the name. That’ll….that’ll go well. [TSN]
*Some think the Flyers have all the pieces in place to become as successful as the Pittsburgh Penguins, but we could probably aim a little higher. [CSN Philly]
*Phantoms defenseman Christian Marti has signed with a Swiss team, despite still being under contract with the Flyers. [BSH]
*Taking a look at potential Flyers draftee Tage Thompson. People really went on a weird name kick like 15 years ago eh? [Sons of Penn]
*Speaking of, here’s a handy consolidation of all of the latest professional draft rankings. [The Bloggers’ Tribune]
*Darren Dreger’s Conn Smythe ballot sheds some insight into why Sidney Crosby won the award. [Today’s Slapshot]
*Speaking off, evidently the Penguins’ Cup win was reflected in the fancy stats. Which kind of makes it even more annoying. [FiveThirtyEight]
*In case you forgot that the NHL is run by a bunch of navel-gazing old boys clubbers, Randy Carlyle has been given another head coaching job. [Puck Daddy]
*Give this puppy a contract! [TSN]
*And finally, Hockey Night in Canada montages are the best. Enjoy this last one of the year. [The Score]
