Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
- Part two of Tim’s three-part series focusing on the defense: [CSNPhilly]
- On Matt Read and salary cap projections: [Bill Meltzer]
- Help us answer some questions about how you view the NHL’s biases: [Google Doc]
- More on defensive systems: Scotty Bowman sees the currently playoff schemes originating with Roger Nielson in 1979 (s/t trtaylor): [The Globe and Mail]
- Hahahahaha Marc-Andre Fleury’s 1997 yearbook picture. Hahahahahaha: [reddit hockey]
- Seattle is moving forward with a proposal for an arena, as is Edmonton: [Puck Daddy]
- Looking at what scouts said about the 1988 draft class: [Arctic Ice Hockey]
- Shane Doan was not suspended for his hit on Trevor Lewis, and Shanahan announced it in a tweet with this crappy stillframe: [SBNation.com]
- Martin Hanzal was suspended one game for his hit on Dustin Brown: [BNation.com] [Puck Daddy] [Backhand Shelf]
- Niklas Kronwall is at it again, this time crushing Latvia’s Kaspars Saulietis: [Backhand Shelf]
