Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news…
- Steven Stamkos is coming to Philadelphia tonight: [delcotimes] [Inquirer]
- Claude Giroux still has a chance to win the NHL scoring title: [CSNPhilly]
- With the NCAA Tournament continuing on, more players are becomming unrestricted free agents. The Flyers are interested in a defender from Western Michigan: [Daily News]
- Chris Pronger showed up on Saturday, surprising his teammates: [CSNPhilly]
- The Phantoms beat Springfield 3-1 Saturday: [PostStar] Some highlights and interviews from the game: [Video]
- On Sunday, the Phantoms beat Binghamton 5-4. Game story: [PostStar] Tim buries the lede, however, since the Phantoms are refusing to talk to him because of his column on Friday. More on this later: [Phantoms Forum]
- Johan Backlund stopped 51 of 54 shots in a 4-3 OT win over Niko Hovinen’s Pelicans, tying the series at one game: [euroflyers]
- Beyond shots per game, here are the NHL’s leaders in shots per 60 minutes. Jakub Voracek is second in shots blocked per 60, which is troubling: [Backhand Shelf]
- Danny Syvret talked about his time in London, as part of a series on Dale Hunter’s coaching experience: [Washington Times]
- Looking at some of the proposals for the next CBA: [Of Ice and Men]
- Quebec City has plans for a $400 million, 18,000 seat arena and expects it to be ready for the 2015 pre-season. It’s progress: [Puck Daddy]
- A fun video from John Buccigross going over hockey lingo: [Backhand Shelf]
- Who will win the Masterton Trophy? [Down Goes Brown]
