Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
* Paul Holmgren gives updates on the eight injured Flyers, including Andreas Lilja and Andrej Meszaros: [CSNPhilly]
* The Phantoms beat St. John’s 3-2 last night: [PostStar] [The Saratogian] [Philadelphia Flyers] [Phantoms Forum]
* Andrew Johnston was called back up to Adirondack: [Phantoms Forum]
* Trenton beat Elmira, 5-4: [The Checking Line]
* The top-10 most “stunning” transactions of 2012 sees two Flyers moves and two others involving former Flyers: [Puck Daddy]
* James van Riemsdyk lost the bet with Scott Hartnell and had to go shopping in full gear. Video: [the700level]
* “From June 15 (the week after the Stanley Cup final) through Dec. 13, hockey has received 18 total minutes of coverage on the SportsCenter, which amounts to 0.2 percent.” [Deadspin]
* Excellent article by Justin Bourne calling bullshit on Kyle Turris and his backpedal: [Backhand Shelf]
* Nike with a great commercial, having hockey players explain what they would do if someone tried to take the game from them: [Backhand Shelf]
* A fond farewell to Earl Sleek with a look through his (poorly drawn) cartoons: [Battle of California]
* The top players in the first half of the WCHA season: [Western College Hockey Blog]
* Excellent look at the NHL’s wealth redistribution problem and its impact on the lockout: [TIME.com]
