PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.
Vancouver Canucks first-round pick Thatcher Demko is a California kid headed to Boston College and eager to show Canada what he’s got in the future. (Metro West)
Montreal’s Brendan Gallagher is homeless now. OK not really, but now that his old landlord, Josh Gorges, is in Buffalo he’ll need to find some new digs. (Montreal Gazette)
Did you know the Philadelphia Flyers nearly had an unbelievable nightmare of a third jersey in the ‘90s? Let’s just say the orange and black nearly had teal invited to the party. (Icethetics)
In better Flyers news, they signed 2014 seventh-round pick Jesper Pettersson. (Flyers)
The Nashville Predators are slightly altering their goal song by swapping in The Black Keys in place of Gary Glitter. That’s probably a really good idea. (Section 303)
Twitter is a fun thing - especially when it leads to insane stuff like wondering if Steven Stamkos favoriting a story about him that concerns the Toronto Maple Leafs gets the news cycle going. Oy Linden Vey, is it training camp yet? (The Hockey News, The Leafs Nation)
Former Blackhawks and Kings assistant coach Jamie Kompon is excited for his next, non-NHL challenge. (ESPN Chicago)
Finally, looks like Tim Murray will be bringing a familiar face with him from Ottawa to Buffalo in scout Rob Murphy.
As expected, hearing Rob Murphy has left the #Sens scouting staff to join Tim Murray in Buffalo.
— Steve Lloyd (@TSNSteveLloyd) July 14, 2014