Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- The Phantoms beat Albany in a shootout last night, 3-2. It’s their 4th straight win, and their 7th win in 9 tries. Recap: [PostStar.com] Live Blog: [PostStar.com] Post Game Notes & Quotes: [PostStar.com]
- Chris Pronger was cleared to resume skating yesterday: [Frequent Flyers] [Philly Sports Daily] [Forsythe and the Flyers]
- And the team is tired of hearing about poor defensive performances: [Philly Sports Daily]
- A good little anecdote here about John Stevens and the Flyers current subpar special teams in here: [In The Room]
- Also from SanFilippo, a fantastic interview with Brian Boucher regarding his role, Leighton’s waiving, and his career: [AnthonySan37]
- And the amazing story which came out of it: [delcotimes.com]
- Imagining Holmgren’s conversation with Michael Leighton as an episode of Full House, with Ed Snider as Danny, Holmgren as DJ, and Leighton as Stephanie. [Flyers Goal Scored By…]
- The Flyers – Blackhawks game on the 23rd will be NBC’s Game of the Week: [Flyer Files]
- Peter Laviolette is not even thinking about the possibility that he coaches in the All-Star Game: [Philly Sports Daily]
- Another story on how good Mike Richards is at playing the tough minutes: he’s 4th in the NHL over the past three years in the “Heavy Lifter Index” [Hockey Prospectus]
- The Flyers will try to be more consistent the rest of the season. Sounds familiar, no? [CSNPhilly]
- Could the Southeast send four teams to the playoffs this year? [Puck Daddy]
- Another installment of my BCS-type Power Rankings: [SB Nation Philly]
- Ever see a puck get split in half on a goalpost? Watch one here: [Puck Daddy]
- Is the Sharks defense actually worse this year than last? [Behind The Net]
- Part two of the East v. West debate, with more reasoning for why the West is no longer clearly better: [Objective NHL]
