Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
* The Flyers are slowly trickling back to Voorhees in preparation for the season: [Philadelphia Flyers] [Daily News] [Inquirer]
* The veterans – and some beloved former Flyers – who hung around are happy it’s over: [Daily News]
* Danny Briere is going to see a specialist about his wrist, may miss time at the start of the season: [CSNPhilly]
* Andrej Meszaros says he is likely not ready to play games: [CSNPhilly]
* But Jim McCrossin says “shame on us” if the Flyers aren’t prepared for the start of the season: [Philly.com]
* Paul Holmgren has difficult decisions in regards to the two compliance buyouts: [CSNPhilly]
* The “cap-recapture” rule that could have targeted the Richards, Carter, et al. contracts? Doesn’t appear to cost the Flyers: [Flyers Faithful] [CBC Sports]
* The rule also doesn’t appear to be well thought out, especially in the case of the newest members of the Minnesota Wild: [Fear the Fin]
* What the end of the lockout means for the Phantoms: [Phantoms Forum] [The Saratogian]
* Future Flyers report: [Flyers Faithful]
* Anze Kopitar might miss the start of the season due to an MCL sprain: [SBNation.com]
* Lubomir Visnovsky once again does not want to report to the Islanders: [Lighthouse Hockey] [Puck Daddy]
* Odds on who will will the Stanley Cup are slightly odd: [SBNation.com] [the700level] [Backhand Shelf] [Puck Daddy]
* One way the NHL can thank fans is improving GameCenter Live: [Backhand Shelf]
* …but don’t expect free Center Ice: [SBNation.com]
* College hockey rankings, with Minnesota and Notre Dame in the top two spots: [Western College Hockey Blog]
* With no Winter Classic, the Globetrotters played a game on ice in Michigan: [Deadspin]
* BoC exclusive: How the lockout was ended: [Battle of California]
* The 10 horrible people we met during the lockout: [Grantland]
* Surprises found in the new CBA: [Down Goes Brown]
