Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Johan Backlund will miss a couple of weeks with a sprained ankle, sustained in Saturday’s 4-0 loss to Hershey: [PostStar.com] [Philly Sports Daily]
- Brian Stewart was recalled from the ECHL to back up Nic Riopel in Adirondack: [PostStar.com]
- The Phantoms also blew a 3-1 lead on Friday, losing to Norfolk 6-3: [PostStar.com]
- They finished the weekend with a 3-0 loss to Connecticut last night: [PostStar.com]
- Questioning why Eric Wellwood was a healthy scratch for the Flyers on Friday while the Phantoms played with 10 forwards: [PSPhantoms]
- Zac Rinaldo was suspended for one game over the weekend, making his first professional suspension. How many more to come? [PostStar.com]
- Joacim Eriksson stopped 27 of 31 shots in a 4-1 loss: [euroflyers]
- Jakub Kovar stopped 23 of 29 in a 6-4 loss on Friday: [euroflyers]
- Aggregated Power Rankings from Friday: [From The Rink]
- James van Riemsdyk is finally rolling this season: [Philly Sports Daily]
- Looking at All-Star voting through the years and seeing how democracy doesn’t work: [Down Goes Brown]
- Lastly, a fantastic look at the Flyers’ Junior prospects, including more information about Brendan Ranford: [Hockey’s Future]
