Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- How Claude Giroux spent his summer: [Flyers]
- Joacim Eriksson is the new top prospect for the Flyers: [Hockey’s Future]
- Lots of good information in this piece, first about Johan Backlund, then down in the notes section: [CSNPhilly]
- Denis Bodrov made his Spartak (KHL) debut yesterday, forgiven or not: [euroflyers]
- Tim McManus will be at training camp all week, so if you aren’t following him on Twitter and at his website, next week would be a good time to start. [PostStar.com]
- Despite playing in 48 NHL games, Andreas Nodl wasn’t given an opportunity to reach his scoring potential. Here’s five reasons why. [SB Nation Philly]
- Brad Phillips (2007, 7th-round) signed a professional contract with a CHL team: [The Monitor]
- Looking at how the new CBA rules would have impacted current contracts and how Lou Lamoriello could have planned this all along: [The Copper & Blue]
- Dan Ellis taught us that sometimes, we don’t like when athletes are open and honest. But what do we really want from them? [From The Rink]
- Lastly, a letter to a newborn Leafs fan: [Down Goes Brown]
