Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
- Flyers assistant coach Craig Berube said he would be interested in the Capitals head coaching job if approached: [CSNWashington]
- Point/Counterpoint: Matt Carle or Ryan Suter? [Flyers Faithful]
- Brendan Ranford is waiting for a contract: [Kamloops Daily News]
- Reviewing Game 3 of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals: [Flyers Faithful]
- In case you missed it yesterday, Claude Giroux played beer pong, corn-hole, and more while imbibing: [Deadspin] (More on Claude’s weekend after the jump).
- Bethlehem Township commissioners rejected an offer to settle their lawsuit against the Phantoms on Monday: [mcall.com]
- Hanover Township followed Bethlehem and rejected the settlement offer on Tuesday night: [mcall.com]
- Recap from Greg Brownell on the Phantoms Allentown situation: [Post Star]
- Drew Doughty was angry last night: [Backhand Shelf]
- Dustin Brown hit Michal Rozsival just after a whistle for off sides in what some are calling a knee-on-knee collision. Others disagree: [Backhand Shelf]
- Two people who disagree about it – Mike Milbury and Jeremy Roenick: [Puck Daddy]
- Not surprisingly, the Kings and Coyotes disagree: [NHL.com]
- This led to a contentious handshake line where Martin Hanzal (suspended for boarding) and Shane Doan (game misconduct for boarding) told Dustin Brown how unhappy they were: [Puck Daddy]
- Mike Smith had a reasonable reaction to the hit, saying Brown should be “done forever”: [Puck Daddy]
- The Kings gave Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute) free playoff tickets on the condition they could deliver them in Jell-O: [Puck Daddy]
- The Kings also published a fantastic infographic so people stop confusing them with the Sacramento Kings: [Jewels From The Crown] [Deadspin]
- Analyzing the Devils second goal frame by frame: [Backhand Shelf]
- Another reminder of what sort of point production is fair to expect from your second line center, using Sam Gagner as an example: [The Copper & Blue]
- How much do zone starts impact a player’s point production? [NHLNumbers.com]
- Is Mike Smith a good goalie or did he just have a good season? [Brodeur is a Fraud]
- Comparing Martin Brodeur and Henrik Lundqvist: [Down Goes Brown]
