Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- So the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg… [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy] [Washington Times] [icethetics]
- …no major networks covered it…[SBNation.com]
- …and the Thrashers are still selling season tickets for next season: [Puck Daddy] [Deadspin]
- A great post on what that means for Matt: [Bird Watchers Anonymous]
- What this means for SBN: [SBNation.com]
- Frank Seravalli with a great run down of what it means, including a logical realignment proposal: [Frequent Flyers]
- An angry post speaking on some hypocrisies evident in this move: [delcotimes.com]
- Don Waddell, basically the face of hockey in Atlanta, gave some interesting quotes about their failure: [Puck Daddy] [NHL.com]
- The Flyers really like that Tom Sestito guy. Who would have guessed? [Philly Sports Daily]
- Ilya Bryzgalov is surprised to hear the rumor he’s deciding between the Flyers and SKA of the KHL. His quote? “I’m surprised. First time I hear about SKA.” Clearly, this means he’s coming to the Flyers. Or something: [euroflyers]
- Jacob DeSerres completed his journey: [Brandon Sun]
- Will Mark Recchi will retire if the Bruins win the Stanley Cup?: [SBNation.com]
- The 10 oddest places the Stanley Cup has been: [Puck Daddy]
- More calculations also concluding that Jeff Carter is not worth trading for a goalie: [Down Goes Spezza]
- Speaking of Patrick Sharp, you’ll be surprised to see what his season grade was: [Second City Hockey]
- Former Flyer Kevin Dineen is now the head coach of the Florida Panthers: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy]
- Lastly, Chris Pronger was on NHL Live and got caught on a “hot mic” telling a story about a “s**tfaced” Mike Keenan: [Deadspin]