Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Around the NHL: Senators 5 – Penguins 4 (OTT leads series 1-0); Coyotes 3 – Red Wings 2 (PHX leads series 1-0); Avalanche 2 – Sharks 1 (COL leads series 1-0)
- Recaps of last night’s game: [BSH] [In Lou We Trust] [CSNPhilly] [DelcoTimes] [Daily News] [the700level] [Inquirer]
- Photos from last night: [BSH]
- Locker room rift? Pft: “You look up to your captain,” Laperriere said. “And there’s no better captain than Mike Richards.” [Daily News]
- “Call it a fireside chat if you will. All that was missing was the rocking chair, because Laviolette brought the flames and all the burning embers.” [DelcoTimes]
- A Brian Boucher puff piece! Yes! [CSNPhilly]
- And one talking about how tough it has been for him. [DelcoTimes]
- And one saying Brian Boucher will have the exact same playoff save percentage as Ryan Miller. Yes, really. [Puck Prospectus]
- Could John Stevens be going to Atlanta? It’s entirely rumor at this point. [CSNPhilly]
- Anthony SanFilippo says what everyone is thinking: “In short, Pronger was a beast. He was the star of the game.” [In the Room]
- From his GM’s mouth, Joacim Eriksson will not return next year. [euroflyers]
- Sadly, Dmitri Yushkevich retired. [euroflyers]
- Lastly, this quote by Patrick Maroon is really troubling: “We didn’t buy into the systems. That’s why we were losing games. No one was listening. That’s what it seemed like to me in the locker room.” [PostStar]
