*Peter Laviolette will be joining the five Flyers currently on Olympic preliminary rosters in Sochi next year as assistant coach for Team USA. (BSH)
*ASF on the ins and outs of the NHL realignment. (Flyers)
*Ilya Bryzgalov is not having a great summer. (SB Nation)
*Should the NHL consider European expansion? (Defending Big D)
*Team USA is emphasizing youth at their Olympic camp. (Yahoo Sports)
*And now, your daily statsfest, starting with Eyes on the Prize’s look at Relative Stats. (HEotP)
*How visualizing PDO may help you understand it more clearly. (Japers’ Rink)
*Selection bias, methodologies, and outcomes. (NHL Numbers)
*The OHL is actively trying to decrease fighting. Will this cut down on concussions? (Buzzing The Net)
*Some pretty high-profile NHLers came together to play a pickup game on grass.
*DGB with the Do’s & Don’ts for any player still facing an NHL arbitration hearing. (Down Goes Brown)