Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Ilya Bryzgalov was introduced to the media yesterday: [Philadelphia Flyers] [Frequent Flyers] [Philly Sports Daily] [NHL.com] [The Hockey Guys]
- Photos from Bryzgalov’s light skate: [Philly Sports Daily]
- Arguing that Bryzgalov will lighten the load on the defense next year: [CSNPhilly]
- Bryzgalov will have two masks next year, with the tigers at home and this one on the road: [Philly Sports Daily] [Broad Street Buzz]
- The Flyers confirmed Winter Classic details in their charity auction, despite not yet announcing the game: [Puck Daddy] [SBNation.com]
- Arguing for Danny Briere as Captain: [Philly Reign]
- Paul Holmgren says Chris Pronger should be ready for the start of the season: [Philly Sports Daily]
- Predicting two players from each Atlantic Division team, including a bold prediction for Claude Giroux: [The Hockey Guys]
- Were you ever curious what it would look like if every Flyer had a career year next year? Wonder no more: [Broad Street Buzz]
- Bill Meltzer on Sergei Bobrovsky and his maturity, Blair Betts and his injury and faceoff splits, and brawls: [HockeyBuzz.com]
- EA Sports like very young players as their NHL cover athlete lately: [Flyers Goal Scored By…]
- Ten players who will make the biggest impacts on their new teams, including Richards, Carter, and Bryz: [USATODAY.com]
- The Houston Aeros unveiled new jerseys, while the Blackhawks are scrapping their thirds and L.A. is going to wear four jerseys next year: [icethetics]
- The Reg Dunlop (Slap Shot) convertible is up for sale: [Puck Daddy]
- Lastly, NHL.com did a fantasy redraft of the entire NHL. Interesting stuff, really. [Method] [Rosters] [Line Combinations]