Sergei Bobrovsky News

Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is getting back to work this week, beginning his preparation for the 2013-14 season before even a fine layer of dust can form upon the Vezina Trophy.

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.

The Hockey Gods must be laughing right in the face of Philadelphia Flyers General Manager, Paul Holmgren, right now.

The Blackhawks' Marian Hossa cools off on the bench during overtime against the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final.

Subban led defencemen with 38 points on 11 goals and 27 assists despite playing in 42-of-48 games because of a contract dispute.

OVER THE NEXT 2 days, the NHL will hand out its regular-season award winners for this season.

With the 11th pick we turn to a very disappointing team who dropped significantly in the 2013 season after having some success in 2011-12.

The Kings maintained their at-home winning streak and now we've got a series. *Meltzer on a couple of European goaltenders that may be on the Flyers' radar, as well as two draft re-entry defensemen who may be an option in the later rounds of the draft.

Position: Right Wing Team: Baie-Comeau Drakkar Age: 18 Date of Birth: May 15th, 1995 Place of Birth: St. Petersburg, Russia Ht: 6'0" Wt: 207lbs Shoots: Right Back in the 2010-2011 QMJHL season, the Baie Comeau Drakkar and Halifax Mooseheads were two of the league's weakest teams.

The Philadelphia Flyers are going to be a busy team this summer, as they have multiple areas of need as they try and get back into the playoffs next year.

For the first time, an NHL goaltender could be on the cover of EA Sports NHL video game.

For the first time since 1997, a goalie will grace the cover of EA Sports NHL franchise as New Jersey's Martin Brodeur and Columbus' Sergei Bobrovsky advanced to the finals of the '14 cover vote on Monday.

Every NHL offseason provides its share of drama, just enough morsels to pacify fans from when free agency peters out in mid-July to when training camps open in mid-September. For the first time since the NHL instituted a salary cap in 2005, the cap is going down, from $70.2 million to $64.3 million.

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky 's entry-level contract will expire this summer and he's due for a big raise after posting a 2.00 GAA and .932 save percentage in 38 games in 2013.