working together to cut spending and rein in government - not shutting it down," Boehner said. "This is very simple: Americans want the government to stay open, and they want it to spend less money. We don't need to shut down the government to accomplish that."

Boehner's remarks were included in a speech he delivered to the National Religious Broadcasters annual convention in Nashville.Dave Isaac | NHL Writer

VOORHEES — Scott Laughton has assembled himself quite the summer coaching staff.

For the better part of a decade he has worked on his skating with Dawn Braid, the first female to get a full-time NHL coaching gig when she joined the Arizona Coyotes staff two summers ago. As a native of the Toronto area, Laughton also finds himself around the Maple Leafs, Marlies and a couple of their coaching consultants like skills gurus Mike Ellis and Darryl Belfry.

His work in the offseason earned him an invite into an exclusive club, a training session in Florida that, according to a recent Sports Illustrated story, Belfry named “The 88 Summit” after Patrick Kane who dons the number for the Chicago Blackhawks. Included in the events was