Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
* Today’s schedule of games and a recap of yesterday’s: [Bill Meltzer]
* Matt Mangene returned to Phantoms’ practice yesterday: [Phantoms Forum] [The Saratogian]
* A still frame of the four Flyers – three of whom are no longer playing for the team – in Judd Apatow’s “This is 40”: [Philly.com]
* An interview with Scott Munroe: [The Saratogian]
* The Phantoms are finding success on the backs of their puck-moving defensemen: [PostStar]
* Weekly update on the Trenton Titans: [Philadelphia Flyers]
* Matt Read v. Jaromir Jagr signings and Andreas Lilja v. Ilya Bryzgalov signings: [Flyers Faithful]
* Mike Richards v. Andrew Ladd road hockey game produced a video, which is enjoyable: [Backhand Shelf]
* Arguing that the career-ending NHL lockout is an exaggerated myth: [Edmonton Journal] [Puck Daddy]
* WCHA power rankings and weekend recap: [Western College Hockey Blog]
* On the difficulty of becomming a big-time NCAA program and what those who advance rumors fail to understand: [Thank You Terry]
* Looking back at the last time superstar careers were cut short by the lockout: [Down Goes Brown]