In Saturday’s edition of Bailey’s Daily, we’ll be talking the latest Philadelphia Flyers news, NHL news, stories, highlights, and more from the last day.

Flyers News

After neglecting to meet the Aug. 15 deadline, the Philadelphia Flyers and forward prospect Bryce Brodzinski, a 2019 seventh-round pick, are parting ways. Brodzinski’s NHL rights with the Flyers expired on Friday after no entry-level deal was signed, so now the organization is down one more forward.

Brodzinski, obviously, is not and was not any kind of NCAA superstar or NHL sleeper in the making, but he’s a player I felt could have some value to the Flyers organization. They clearly felt differently about that.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the AHL were loaded to the brim with a number of low-upside grinders, such as Jacob Gaucher, Garrett Wilson, Adam Brooks, Cooper Marody, and the like. Nothing against those players, of course, but we know what they are. Brodzinski is at least just starting out in the pros and can decided that fate for himself.

Also, expect more Flyers content starting to come and flow as we approach September here. It’s been a long, slow summer with very little Flyers news aside from Matvei Michkov updates and the Alexei Kolosov saga.

Today, Saturday, is also the last day for the PhHN+ flash sale, with which you can subscribe and support me for $10 for the year, but you have only until noon to secure the deal. For your troubles, you’ll get access to all subscriber-only content, an ad-free experience, and access to subscriber-only content to our sister sites, which are now over a dozen strong and are usually included in these dailies. I’ll include the link to the sale here.

Another heads up–we’re aiming to have three exclusive interviews out at or just after the end of the month, once some of the players and coaching staff begin returning from vacations of their own. Don’t be the one who misses out on the massive sale.

NHL News

So, the Toronto Maple Leafs did indeed finally make some semblance of structural changes on Wednesday, relieving John Tavares from his post and instead naming Auston Matthews the 26th captain in Maple Leafs history.

Matthews was officially unveiled as the new captain on Friday; take a look at No. 34 in his (very slightly) new threads here.

Oh, and if you didn’t like the Colorado Avalanche for the Ryan Johansen and Sean Walker ordeal, wait until you see this. The Avs hired Andrew Wilson on Friday, further expanding their front office with a guy who worked for the NHL itself for nearly two decades and literally ran the NHL Central Registry. Nice.