*Everyone have a good long 4th of July? Yeah? Well that’s good. While we were away there was a good 24-hour period when it seemed like Andrei Markov might end up being signed by the Flyers. And then, as quickly as the rumors sprung up, they were gone. Good times! [BSH]
*One thing that actually did happen is that Roman Lyubimov declined the Flyers’ qualifying offer and decided to return to Russia. One of the reasons he left? The Olympics. [BSH]
*The Flyers are hoping that Brian Elliott will be a positive influence on the team’s crop of goalie prospects. [Inquirer]
*Speaking of, GM Ron Hextall had some things to say about the Flyers’ new goaltender as well as the training camp battles we have to look forward to. [BSH]
*In celebration of America’s birthday let’s take a look at all the awesome American-born players to play for the Flyers over the years. [Flyers]
*There are a few really good free agents still left unsigned; it’ll be interesting to see where they end up. [NHL.com]
*Some amateur hockey players in Buffalo played an INSANELY long hockey game for charity, breaking records and raising over a million dollars. [USA Today]
*The SB Nation hockey brain trust made some predictions for the 2016-2017 season before it started; let’s see how well they did. [SB Nation]
*A former NHLer opens up about his struggles with anxiety disorder. [The Toronto Sun]
*And finally, ease back into your short work week with our latest episode of BSH Radio! It’s amazing there’s still so much to talk about this far into the summer. [BSH]
