*Let us take a moment to honor Scott Laughton and Brandon Manning, who have made the ultimate sacrifice to open the door to the Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov era. [BSH]
*Jordan Weal is still fighting for a spot on this team, despite a solid showing this preseason. [Sons of Penn]
*It’s high waiver season so seems like a fine time to read a little refresher about just how waivers work in the NHL. [Pension Plan Puppets]
*Get psyched for a brand new Broad Street Hockey mailbag!!! Get psyched and then click the link and read it thanks. [BSH]
*You know what’s cool? Ice that’s not really ice. [Pro Hockey News]
*Our long national nightmare will be over in November: that’s when the Las Vegas Something Knights will reveal their name, logo, and team colors. [The Hockey News]
*EA Sports has done their annual NHL video game full-season simulation and hoooo boy is it a little nutty. [Puck Daddy]
*Yesterday brought us part one of DGB’s preview of the season and today we get to continue with part two. [Vice Sports]
*And finally, President Obama simultaneously burned and respected Phil Kessel at the White House yesterday and it was beautiful. [Sportsnet]