Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Last night’s NHL scores… Canadiens 3 – Capitals 2 (OT) (MTL leads series 1-0); Sabres 2 – Bruins 1 (BUF leads series 1-0); Canucks 3 – Kings 2 (OT) (VAN leads series 1-0)
- Previews of tonight’s game: [NHL.com] [CSNPhilly] [In Lou We Trust]
- Anthony SanFilippo reports that Ryan Parent will play tonight. No word yet who comes out. [In The Room]
- Brian Boucher skipped practice yesterday! It’s okay, he deserved it. [Frequent Flyers]
- Danny Briere with a great quote: “If we play another game like [that one], I don’t think we’ll win too many games the rest of this series.” [CSNPhilly]
- Another story on Briere being unhappy with the way the team played in Game 1. [Daily News]
- Kimmo Timonen – “We’re a better skating team than the Devils. If we keep skating well, we’ll win.” [euroflyers]
- A pretty good piece on goaltending coach Jeff Reese: [DelcoTimes]
- Could the Phantoms stay in Glens Falls for two more years? “Yeah, I think that would be fair to say.” [Tim McManus]
- Vancouver frequently has green men hanging out near the opposing team’s penalty box. It never gets old. [Deadspin]
- Another post on goaltender performance versus salary. While DiPietro didn’t skew the numbers, Nikolai Khabibulin did, and I’m sure Cristobal Huet did too. [Behind the Net]
- The NHL’s top 6 viral marketing ads, brought to you by the guys who work with Down Goes Brown. It’s hysterical. [YouTube]
- Lastly, The Good Phight writer David S. Cohen made a ridiculous catch at the Phillies game yesterday. Oh, and he was my Constitutional Law Professor, so give him some props. [The Good Phight]