*Big news came yesterday afternoon, as the Flyers avoided arbitration with Michael Del Zotto by signing him to a two year contract. [BSH]
*The Flyers also signed first round pick Travis Konecny to an entry-level contract. [BSH]
*Speaking of, with all of the attention Ivan Provorov receives, Konecny kind of flies under the radar. He is cool with this. [CSN Philly]
*Samuel Morin was mic’d up during camp. Mic’d players are always fun. [Flyers]
*In defense of Luke Schenn. He gets shit on too much if you ask me. [Pattison Ave]
*Shayne Gostisbhere didn’t sit around doing nothing while he was injured last season. [NHL.com]
*Meltzer has some thoughts on Vincent Lecavalier. [Hockeybuzz]
*Seattle really wants an NBA franchise, but they might be better off going for the NHL. [Puck Daddy]
*The Toronto Maple Leafs are, as usual, the only hockey team to make it onto Forbes’ list of the 50 most valuable sports franchises. [Forbes]
*DGB on the ten free agents to watch this summer. [Grantland]
*And finally, on a sad note, Ilya Bryzgalov is considering retirement. [Puck Daddy]