Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- The Flyers waived Matt Walker yesterday: [BSH] [Philly Sports Daily] [The700Level.com] [Flyer Files] [CSNPhilly] [Frequent Flyers] [Inquirer] [PostStar.com]
- Kimmo Timonen is one goal away from 100 for his career. That needs to be recognized: [Forsythe and the Flyers]
- Some creepy yet awesome quotes regarding Danny Briere, Claude Giroux, Briere’s children, and the All-Star Game: [Philly Sports Daily]
- Can’t say I agree with all of these, but Flyers grades at the All-Star break: [Philly Sports Daily]
- The Phantoms got a new mascot. It’s a yellow beaver: [BSH] [PostStar.com]
- Tim McManus had the… honor of interviewing the mascot. FYI, it’s a podcast: [PostStar.com]
- Denis Bodrov scored his third goal of the year, and while it was an empty net, it was impressive. Video: [euroflyers]
- Joacim Eriksson stopped 24 of 26 shots in a 2-0 loss: [euroflyers]
- The Capitals signed Alexander Semin to a one-year contract extension: [Japers’ Rink]
- Concepts for the Kings atrocious third jerseys, the original Blue Jackets logo, and concepts for the Mighty Ducks logo: [icethetics]
- A good story on Peter Laviolette: [Daily News]
- Matt Moulson signed a three year extension with the Islanders: [Puck Daddy]
- Sergei Bobrovsky is going to visit his girlfriend in Canada. It’s kind of cute: [The700Level.com] [Philly Sports Daily] [Daily News]
- Keith Primeau talked about his concussion and how the NHL is handling them now: [Philly Sports Daily]
- Lastly, RIck DiPietro drops another F-Bomb on TV. And this time, he didn’t even have a microphone: [SBNation.com]