Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
- The police are looking for the assailants from Monday’s brawl in front of Geno’s: [Daily News]
- They’re not the only ones in trouble for post-Winter Classic activities; Torts got fined $30K: [Puck Daddy]
- He’s not the only one in trouble with the NHL; Carcillo got suspended for 7 games: [Puck Daddy]
- He’s not the only one on the Blackhawks whom the Flyers remember from ’09-10; the lost Cup weighs on tonight’s game: [CSNPhilly]
- The ’09-10 Blackhawks weren’t the only Cup winners to fall behind early in a series; if the playoffs were single-elimination coinflips like international play then 21 of the last 22 years would’ve had different results: [Brodeur is a Fraud]
- These ridiculous segues are obviously beaten into the ground by now, but hopefully I will get a second chance like Pat Maroon: [TheAHL.com]
- The Future Flyers Weekly Report, with big weeks for Nick Cousins, Jason Akeson, and Erik Gustafsson: [Flyers Faithful]
- Matt Read will fill in on the top line while Jagr is out: [Philly Sports Daily]
- This article takes a Tale of Two Cities approach to looking for Briere to pick up the scoring slack in Jagr’s absence (He has been invisible; he has scored critical goals. He has vanished at times; he has produced consistently.) [The Checking Line]
- Learn about Martin Biron’s masks, if you can stop gazing into his eyes: [Backhand Shelf]
- NHLers have shown concern and support for injured high school player Jack Jablonski: [Hockey Wilderness]
- The format of this Fly-By may have made you feel pain, but it actually injured Rick DiPietro (ok, not really, but he did manage to get hurt while already on IR): [Newsday]
