Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Mike Richards will play tonight, as he did not have a disciplinary hearing yesterday: [BSH] [Frequent Flyers] [CSNPhilly] [Puck Daddy] [The700Level.com]
- In case you missed it, Brian Boucher will start tonight: [Philly Sports Daily] [CSNPhilly]
- “Such is the life of a 34-year-old journeyman goaltender before the biggest start of his career.” Mr. Lawrence: Boucher started Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals before. [delcotimes.com]
- Danny Briere writes in his “diary” after Game 6: [Flyer Files]
- But during Game 6, Briere gave a motivational speech to his teammates: [NHL.com] [Flyers]
- Well, not Ville Leino. He wasn’t listening: [SBNation.com]
- Even though he played so little, Chris Pronger played a big role in Game 6 win: [NHL.com] [Philly Sports Daily]
- Another story on James van Riemsdyk’s fantastic series: [NHL.com]
- The Flyers have gotten really good at coming back from multiple goal deficits: [Philly Sports Daily]
- A profile of Flyers prospect Jason Akeson: [Flyers Faithful]
- The finalists for the Norris trophy are Nicklas Lidstrom, Zdeno Chara, and Shea Weber: [NHL.com] [Puck Daddy]
- Missed this yesterday, but on Saturday, Shane Harper scored twice, Marc-Andre Boudron had two assists, Andrew Rowe was a plus-2, and Nic Riopel stopped 36 shots as Greenville forced Game 6: [PSPhantoms]
