Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- So Simon Bertilsson is no longer a Flyers prospect: [Philly Sports Daily] [Broad Street Hockey]
- This after Teemu quoted Bertilsson as saying “I’m not ready to go over in a few years.” Not positive what that means, but it sure seems related: [euroflyers]
- Colin Campbell will no longer be the head disciplinarian. Instead, it will be Brendan Shanahan: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy] [The700level.com]
- Remembering Campbell’s greatest screw ups: [Houses of the Hockey]
- Raffi Torres scored with 18.5 seconds left to give Vancouver a 1-0 Game 1 win: [SBNation.com]
- But not before Alex Burrows bit Patrice Bergeron: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy]
- Bergeron responded after the game: [SBNation.com]
- If you watched, you know the game was filled with immaturity and diving. Including Boston spraying Dan Hamhuis with a water bottle. Travis summed it up nice by saying, “The Stanley Cup Final: in which everybody is a 10-year-old on the playground.”: [SBNation.com]
- In case anybody you know is going to the Draft, here’s a visitor’s guide: [Hockey Wilderness]
- The Panthers are going back to red jerseys and the ghost of Vanbiesbrouck smiles: [icethetics] [SBNation.com]
- NBC aired a Lightning v. Canucks Stanley Cup Final commercial. Very nice: [SBNation.com] [Deadspin]
- Does the Boston/Vancouver Final signal a need to shift the home/road format? [SBNation.com]
- The Manitoba Moose are moving to St. John’s after being kicked out by the JetThrash: [SBNation.com]
- Good news: The team may still be called the Jets after-all: [SBNation.com]
- What the move means for the Devils: [In Lou We Trust]
- Remembering the Thrashers: [The700level.com]
- Wanting more relocation beyond Atlanta to Winnipeg: [Flyers Goal Scored By…]
- A nice look at Patrick Thoresen. [Flyers Faithful]
- Also, Winnipeg plans to honor their retired jersey numbers despite the numbers going to Phoenix: [SBNation.com]
- Another look at those who miss the net and whether or not that’s a repeatable skill: [Behind The Net]
- A Canucks fan drove a long way for a playoff game, but it turned out to be completely worth it: [Deadspin]
