Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
* The Phantoms lost to the Senators, 5-2 on Friday: [Philadelphia Flyers] [Phantoms Forum]
* During the game, there was a line brawl and luckily there’s video: [Puck Daddy]
* On Saturday, it was Syracuse’s turn to beat the Phantoms 5-2: [PostStar] [Philadelphia Flyers] [Phantoms Forum] [The Saratogian]
* At the end of this piece on the Phantoms’ move to Allentown is the news – with image – that the Phantoms will wear a special Movember jersey. Amazing: [icethetics]
* Ian Laperriere completed the Philadelphia Marathon yesterday: [CSNPhilly]
* Bracket time! Paul Holmgren’s best and worst moves, with the Steve Eminger acquisition against the Garrett Klotz draft pick and the Braydon Coburn acquisition against the Peter Forsberg trade: [Flyers Faithful]
* Even though there isn’t a Big Ten in hockey, here are standings for the fictional conference: [Thank You Terry]
* Penn State received a commitment from Eric Scheid, a highly sought after recruit: [Western College Hockey Blog][Thank You Terry]
* Recapping the weekend in Hockey East, starting with Friday: [Western College Hockey Blog]
* And also looking at Sunday’s action: [Western College Hockey Blog]
* Asking for the NHL to improve the on-ice product before coming out of the lockout, by tweaking the points system and calling more penalties: [Hockey Prospectus]
* Part one looking at what you can learn from watching the Sharks and Oilers power plays over the past four years: [mc79hockey.com]