*Thanks to friend of the blog Bill Matz we are back to counting days accurately, because apparently that is hard. Anyway there’s been one single piece of news in the past many days, so let’s look a little deeper at what the Jack Berglund loan means for the Flyers as a whole. [Flyers]
*While we’re digging deeper into things, we dug into what Rick Tocchet’s former teams have looked like in his second year as head coach, from an offensive perspective. The results will shock you (you will not be shocked). [BSH]
*Big Boy Draft Pick Maksim Sokolovskii seems to have made his presence known at Dev Camp a few weeks back, and seems to be well on his way to “glad we don’t have to play against this guy” status with his teammates. [NBC Sports Philly]
*Since we’re talking draft picks, next up on the 25 Under 25 is a 2024 pick whose stock is rising quickly after a pretty sick performance at the WJC. [BSH]
*Usually the waiver wire is stacked with guys not exactly good enough to crack an NHL roster full time, either being sent down or getting called up. But at the start of the season, that isn’t always the case. And if Danny B. wants to get spicy again, there are a few players losing their exemption that he might be able to poach. [BSH]
*There are no Flyers on this list of best value contract in the league, but the Flyers have a couple of solid deals right now, don’t you think? [Sportsnet]
*And finally, The Athletic’s fan survey results are in, and folks seem to have some Thoughts about the current state of NHL broadcasting. [The Athletic]
