Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
- Recaps: [BSH] [Lighthouse Hockey] [CSNPhilly] [Philly Sports Daily] [Inquirer] [delcotimes.com] [Daily News] [The700Level] [Flyers Faithful] [The Checking Line] [Bill Meltzer]
- Maxime Talbot took a high hit from Steve Staios and was described as “dazed” and “displeased” after the game: [In The Room] [CSNPhilly] [Backhand Shelf]
- Sergei Bobrovsky is your “hot hand” right now: [Broad Street Bull]
- John Boruk wrote a story, but the best part is the headline – “Bryzgalov, DiPietro exemplify contract risks”: [CSNPhilly]
- CSN cameras caught Jaromir Jagr, um, massaging himself on the bench: [The700level.com]
- Flyers at the midpoint: [The700Level.com] [The Checking Line]
- An awesome letter Peter Laviolette wrote to Islanders season ticket holders upon his hiring in 2001: [Tumblr]
- John Miller goes trolling in his “Bryzgalov is mentally weak” piece, but man, he’s really good at it. “The media isn’t nearly as tough as people think – I’m pretty sure CSN stands for “Cheerleader Sports Network”” OH SNAP: [Philly Sports Daily]
- Examining the relationship between Toronto and Philadelphia as it applies to trades: [Frequent Flyers]
- Speaking of trades, in case you missed my shameless FanShot or Tim Panaccio’s tweet directing you to read my story, here’s a look at what it costs to acquire a defenseman via trade: [SB Nation Philly]
- Why is fighting on the decline in the NHL? [Puck Daddy] Is it because of better minor leaguers? [Backhand Shelf]
- The All-Star Game fan vote isn’t broken. It’s actually working exactly as it should: [SBNation.com]
- Great news: Philly police have issued an arrest warrant for one of the two assailants in the Geno’s attack: [Puck Daddy]
- The Rangers have been asked to put Sean Avery on re-entry waivers by other teams, but the Rangers would rather trade him to a team who has cap space but little dollars in exchange to taking a high-salaried player they can stash in the minors. Glen Sather is getting smarter: [Puck Daddy]
- What’s the difference in scoring talent for players on each of the four lines? [Arctic Ice Hockey]
- LOLCanadiens. In the middle of their game last night, the team yanked Mike Cammalleri out of action, put him in a cab, and sent him to a hotel. The team was not going back to the hotel after the game. He was traded: [SBNation.com] [Matchsticks and Gasoline] [Habs Eyes On The Prize] [Puck Daddy]
