Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Chris Pronger doesn’t know if he will be playing in the preseason or not: [Philly Sports Daily]
- There is an “Oskars Bartulis for Flyers Captain” Facebook page: [Facebook]
- Niko Hovinen stopped 20 of 21 shots in a 4-1 win: [euroflyers]
- Remembering Kyle Calder and his terribleness: [Flyers Faithful]
- Garrett Klotz (not again!) scored for the Phantoms in their preseason opener. On the Power Play: [PostStar.com]
- Another attempt at correcting common misconceptions, this time showing just how many points should be expected out of your forwards: [Pension Plan Puppets]
- There was a nasty head-shot last night, as Brendan Smith went shoulder to the head of Ben Smith: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy]
- I’m not sure how I feel about numbers on the front of players’ helmets: [Puck Daddy]
- With the rash of suspensions lately, Brendan Shanahan is telling the NHL to change how they hit other players: [Arctic Ice Hockey]
- Marc-Andre Fleury has a new mask, and it includes puck scuffs: [Puck Daddy]
- Amazing shirtzeys of your favorite hockey movie characters: [Flyers Goal Scored By…]
- Brendan Shanahan isn’t the only one to use video explanations, as Colin Campbell used one after Matt Cooke elbowed Marc Savard: [Down Goes Brown]