I spent the last two days in Philadelphia, and while I was in my day long meetings with people who mostly did not live in Philadelphia, not a single person mentioned the Flyers. Nor did my cab driver from the airport engage me in hockey talk. It is obvious that Philadelphia will never be a [...]...

Find it here. Points of interest: Jackets start the season with a three game western trip, so we get a 10PM and 10:30 TV time right off the bat. Ugh. Home opener is against the Preds on October 17, so we can reasonably expect to kick off the season in front of the home fans with a [...]...

Joakim Lindstrom to Anaheim for a conditional draft pick. No biggie, this. Lindstrom had some skill, but he was one of those guys who just never showed enough at the NHL level to earn a full-time slot. And as he was rumored to be on his way back to Europe this season — well, even a [...]...

Last day of (on-ice) development camp, and they scrimmaged in front of a packed Dispatch Ice Haus. About a third of the seating area was reserved for season ticket holders and their guests. The scrimmage was played four-on-four, and the white team pretty much dominated. Brassard and Voracek played together, and I have stars in [...]...

I made it out for about half an hour today. I brought the camera and was primarily focused on taking pictures, so I wasn't particularly watching and assessing anyone's performance. They were scrimmaging during the time I was there — first divided up into two teams of forwards and D, then forwards on defensemen. [...]...