Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Reminder! Tonight are the BSH Fantasy Drafts.
- Roster battles! Everybody thinks Sean Couturier won a spot: [CSNPhilly] [In The Room] [Inquirer] [NHL Hot Stove] [Philly Sports Daily] [Orange and Black Pack] [delcotimes.com]
- Brayden Schenn? Maybe not: [Inquirer]
- But of course, I have a lot of problems with the way the roster is shaping up: [SB Nation Philly]
- Matt Walker is trying to win a spot on the roster: [delcotimes.com]
- Trying to put the forward lines together: [The Hockey Guys]
- What can be expected of Jaromir Jagr this year?: [Puck Daddy]
- The Phantoms lost to the Devils 3-1 Saturday night: [PostStar.com] [Phantoms Forum]
- Then lost to the Penguins 3-1 Sunday night: [Phantoms Forum]
- Ilya Bryzgalov said he’s ready for the season, which is just great timing: [Philly Sports Daily] [CSNPhilly]
- Niko Hovinen stopped 24 of 26 shots in a 3-2 win on Saturday: [euroflyers]
- Nic Riopel signed a tryout contract with the Hamilton Bulldogs: [euroflyers]
- Danny Syvret scored in the final preseason game for Peoria: [PJStar.com]
- More CBA questions! If Alexander Radulov returns from the KHL, would he have to clear waivers? [On the Forecheck]
- Ray Emery tried to clear the puck off the boards, but he put the puck right on Matt Cooke’s stick with an empty net. Oops: [Puck Daddy]
- Jim Vandermeer fought Todd Fedoruk in a battle of not-good former Flyers: [Flyers Goal Scored By…]
- Will Sean Avery be cut by the Rangers? [Puck Daddy]
- The Senators unveiled their their jerseys: [icethetics]
- Ben found a vid of probably his favorite female tennis player of all time (Elena Dementieva) interviewing the one and only Denis Tolpeko. Worlds be collidin’: [YouTube]
- An interesting idea was floated: cut the number of players able to be dressed by NHL teams: [Puck Daddy]
- Another broken leg on an icing call has sparked the debate over touch-up icings once more: [Puck Daddy] and Eric Nystrom suffered unwarranted abuse about it on Twitter: [Puck Daddy]
- Ryan Malone should be getting a call from Brendan Shanahan for a head shot: [Raw Charge] [Puck Daddy]
- As should Alex Edler for his head shot: [Puck Daddy]
- I’m awaiting my copy of Hockey Prospectus, and here’s another review of the book. Even those who aren’t big advanced stats fans can get tremendous value out of the annual: [Japers’ Rink]
- Lastly, Danny Syvret: Offensive Dynamo dominated the A this weekend, racking up TWO goals and an assist for Peoria. Yeah, you know you want to move to Peoria. [Ben Rothenberg]
