Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Bryzgalov said it could be today. Panaccio is flying today, so it must be happening, right? Right!
- Paul Holmgren was on a conference call yesterday where he talked about the importance of draft picks (he claims they are important) and possible trades this week: [BSH] [Flyer Files] [Flyers Faithful] [Philly Sports Daily] [Daily News]
- The salary cap going up and what it means for the Ilya Bryzgalov negotiations: [Frequent Flyers] [Philly Reign] [CSNPhilly]
- Now that I’m good and excited today is B-Day, read this and hold both your anger and excitement: [SB Nation Philly]
- A fantastic article on Ian Laperriere and his Masterton nomination: [Daily News]
- You don’t want Bryzgalov? Think of the bumbling morons in the national media who won’t shut up! [Flyers Goal Scored By…]
- The Flyers invited Acadia goalie Kristopher Westblom to prospect camp, via euroflyers: [The Chronicle]
- Prospect Profile looks at Ben Holmstrom: [Flyers Faithful]
- There are only 365 days left of FGSB…? Say it ain’t so: [Flyers Goal Scored By…]
- A look at the best and worst draft picks of all time for each Atlantic Division team. haha, Hugh Jessiman: [NHL.com]
- Nicklas Lidstrom signed a one-year extension with Detroit: [SBNation.com]
- What does the salary cap mean for Florida? “The lockout of 2004-05 was an increasingly pointless gesture” [Litter Box Cats]
- Travis weighs in on the rising cap and the (once again) growing disparity between the rich and poor teams: [SBNation.com]
- Anthony SanFilippo chimes in with his take on the salary cap, including the failed notion of parity: [delcotimes.com]
- Another look at NHL players by birth month, focused on the Stars: [Defending Big D]
- The Penguins will play a preseason game in… Kansas City this year. Awwwwwkward: [SBNation.com]
- The transformation of BtN into a Winnipeg site is underway: [SBNation.com]
