"The cards are vague and mysterious"*

Jon Sim returns to the organization on a two-way deal. The “two-way” part may stand out (and, per CapGeek, he hit the magic number on the back end), but if he plays the way he can, it’ll never matter. And if he doesn’t… well, it’s about time they signed somebody for Bridgeport, isn’t it? Aside from that, given the way he played (basically held together with duct tape while not letting on until afterward) in the ’09 playoffs, you know he wouldn’t come down slacking.

Elsewhere, oh my goodness: the return of Tom Grace to the WBS radio booth.

And Springy has a new coach:

TEAM Old New
SYR* Ross Yates (4/12) Mark Holick (5/21) 
HOU Kevin Constantine (4/15) Mike Yeo (6/16)
PEO Rick Wamsley (5/6) Jared Bednar (6/15)
ROC Benoit Groulx (5/31) Chuck Weber (7/27)
MTB Scott Arniel (6/8, CLB head coach) Claude Noel (6/21)
HAM Guy Boucher (6/10, TB head coach) Randy Cunneyworth (7/20)
LOW/ALB John MacLean (6/17, NJ head coach) 
BIN Don Nachbaur (6/22)
OKC Todd Nelson (7/15)
NOR Jim Johnson (7/23)
SPR Rob Daum Rob Riley (8/3)

*-Syracuse’s new coach was hired by Anaheim. Springfield’s new coach was hired by Columbus. Jeff Daniels moves with the franchise from Albany to Charlotte.

And most importantly, as Jason Chaimovitch pointed out, we weren’t invited to a very important wedding this weekend, American royalty: Lisa Simpson’s. Anyone hear how it turned out*?

Wait, aren’t you still on vacation? Well, back home (tell ya more later), but no, I’m not supposed to be wor… Hey, who posted this? The Incommunicado continues.

“Isn’t there any way to change the future?” “No, but try to look surprised.” (2F15).

Michael Fornabaio