*Everyone have a nice long weekend? Grill some meats, watching some fireworks, do some lounging? I hope you did because you’ve earned it. Over on the other side of the world, Ivan Fedotov was forced into military service and sent to a naval base practically in the arctic circle. It’s a horrible story, truly. Particularly because of why it happened. [NBC Sports Philly]
*Also over the holiday weekend the Flyers named a new Assistant Coach and Mike Yeo popped off to Vancouver to join the Canucks. [NBC Sports Philly]
*The hire is something to be excited about, since the PK in Columbus under Brad Shaw and John Tortorella was pretty, pretty, pretty good.