Today’s daily discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Flyers news and notes…
- Last night’s NHL scores… Thrashers 3 – Flyers 1; BOS 2 – NYR 1; MIN 4 – CGY 3; BUF 5 – CAR 3; FLA 5 – TB 2; NAS 3 – STL 2; PHO 3 – DAL 2 (SO); EDM 5 – SJ 1; ANA 5 – COL 2
- Recaps of last night’s loss: [NHL.com] [Birdwatcher’s Anonymous] [the700level] [CSNPhilly] [DelcoTimes] [Daily News] [Inquirer]
- Photos from last night’s game: [SBNation]
- Without a recap for last night’s loss, here’s my comment of the night: “I want to believe that Boosh just let that one go by and thought to himself “How do you feel when someone doesn’t play for you mother f—ers! Take that!” – KreiderDesigns
- A depressing stat: “Flyers have been down 3-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-0 after the first period of their last 4 games.” [John Boruk]
- But Jacob De Serres won both games for Brandon this weekend, stopping 48 of 53 shots. Game 2 recap: [Luber’s Lounge] Game 1 Recap: [Luber’s Lounge]
- Rare highlights from Joacim Eriksson’s last game. He lost 4-2. [euroflyers]
- Johan Backlund was in the building last night, so expect him to be the backup soon. [DNFlyers]
- Why is Leighton to Boucher bad? [Behind The Net]
- Hey, Chris Pronger “knows Flyers can’t afford to take nights off.” Wow, I’m glad he’s aware of this. UGH. [CSNPhilly]
- At least he’s in contention for the Norris Trophy. [DelcoTimes]
- Saturday’s terrible loss? Coach Laviolette says it wasn’t Brian Boucher‘s fault. I think we all knew that. [Inquirer]
- Flyers have the 17th best PK unit? Nah, they’re “having success”. [Daily News]
- A bunch of stories from around the league: First, the Senators are “Jekyll and Hyde”: [Hockey or Die]
- Tomas Vokoun let it a terrible goal, but the Panthers defended him. [Puck Daddy]
- Thought the Avalanche were playing over their head? So are the Sharks. No, really. [Behind The Net]
- An amazing fight took place over the weekend between Cam Janssen and Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond. It lasted three minutes, so that alone should make it worth your time. [SBNation]
- As a Michigan fan, this story is great. A no-name goaltender backstops the Cinderella Wolverines hockey team. [Puck Daddy]
- Lastly, another very good story. Anthony SanFilippo asks: Would you rather the Flyers make the playoffs (and surely get bounced) or collapse? [In The Room]
