Thursday Morning Fly By: Cooke goes unpenalized, GM’s look to change that

Your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news…

  • Last night’s NHL scores… BUF 5, DAL 3 – NJD 6, NYR 3 – WSH 4, CAR 3 (OT) – CHI 3, LAK 2 (OT) – PHX 4, VAN 3 (SO)
  • Previews of tonight”s game with the Boston Bruins from NHL.com, Sports Network, and The Boston Globe. Check out our SBN buddies at Stanley Cup of Chowder.
  • No BSH Radio this week, sorry. Trivia will be included in next weeks show, as well.
  • The Bruins are still furious about the Matt Cooke hit on Marc Savard. [Globe]
  • Meanwhile, Arron Asham still contends that Cooke is a gutless punk. Not in as many words, but you know. [Delco Times]
  • Cooke won’t be suspended, and unfortunately, it’s the right call. I totally agree here, sadly. [Down Goes Brown]
  • Here’s a look at both sides of the argument, however. [From the Rink]
  • General managers voted unanimously yesterday to put a rule in place that would ban headshots… unless they’re delivered from the front. [SBN]
  • A fascinating look at the situation: should we treat head shots like high sticking? [SBN]
  • Leighton will start again tonight. [Flyers] Thoughts on starting a ‘FREE BOOSH’ campaign, anyone? Similar to this… [Japers’]
  • Offensive dominance via goal scored percentage. Look at the second list… [Behind The Net]
  • A quantified look at the Flyers’ deadline screw-ups. [Puck Prospectus]
  • How a U.S. Senate candidate in Oregon stole the Columbus Blue Jackets‘ logo. [Puck Daddy]
  • T-SHIRTS! If you have any Flyers-related t-shirt ideas, let us know in ze comments.

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