Today’s open discussion thread, including your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Last night’s NHL scores… MON 3 – BOS 2 (SO); WAS 6 – NYR 5; CLB 2 – DAL 1; OTT 3 – VAN 1; TAM 5 – NYI 2; SJ 4 – STL 2; NAS 5 – COL 3; MIN 4 – EDM 2; LA 6 – ANA 4
- Massive win streaks around the league: Washington is at 12, Ottawa is at 11, and Los Angeles is at 8. [NHL]
- The Flyers drop to 7th in the East after Montreal’s win
- In case you were under a rock yesterday, Ilya Kovalchuk was traded to the New Jersey Devils. Reports: [The700Level] [DelcoTimes] [Puck Daddy] [In Lou We Trust] [From The Rink]
- The SBN sites affected react: [Bird Watchers Anonymous] [In Lou We Trust]
- But how does the Kovalchuk deal affect you? [From The Rink]
- How does the Kovalchuk trade affect the Flyers/Devils upcoming home and home? [Daily News]
- Apparently Sheldon Souray has the Flyers on his list of teams he will waive his no-trade clause for. [TSN]
- Ken Hitchcock was fired yesterday, and a lot of the blame should be going to Steve Mason. [From The Rink]
- Continuing on the goalie trend, a look at Jose Theodore’s ups and downs in his time as a Capital. [Japers’ Rink]
- Hockey in Afghanistan. A pretty good story. [Puck Daddy]
- The required day-before/day-after recap/preview. Yeah. [Inquirer]
- More NHL controversy: “There was no overhead camera shot and Sabres officials said that’s because the HD camera above the goal line has been inoperative for several months.” [The Buffalo News]
