Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- OH MY KIMMO PANIC! LEADERSHIP CRISIS! STRIP RICHARDS OF THE ‘C’. or something: [CSNPhilly] [Philly Sports Daily] [Frequent Flyers] [NHL.com] [delcotimes.com]
- OH MY KIMMO PANIC! Oh, we’ve been there before. Pronger still uncertain, with sources claiming he’s not playing: [Daily News] [NHL.com] [Philly Sports Daily] [Inquirer]
- Blah blah blah, Richards shouldn’t wear the ‘C’, there is no switch, doom and gloom, Flyers in 6. Wait, what? [CSNPhilly]
- What happened to the power play of the last few years? Don’t know, but they need to get it back: [Philly Sports Daily]
- The Black Aces have arrived: [Philly Sports Daily] [PostStar.com]
- Age is beginning to catch up with the Flyers: [delcotimes.com]
- And if there isn’t a Cup this year, the team may be very different next year: [delcotimes.com]
- The Sabres have been on a tear ever since the Flyers beat them 5-2 in January: [CSNPhilly]
- Ryan Miller is supposedly good to go: [Inquirer]
- And that gives the Sabres a big advantage: [Inquirer]
- Breaking down the goalie matchup in the series: [NHL.com]
- An interview with Ian Laperriere: [CBC Sports]
- The success of Hartnell Down brings up the possibility of Versteeg Down: [Down Goes Spezza]
- Looking at preseason predictions and season ending results: [The Copper & Blue]
- A prediction based on GVT, from our old friend Jonathan Willis: [Hockey Prospectus]
- Predictions! [Objective NHL] [delcotimes.com]
- Video game simulations! [NHL.com]
- Probabilities of winning! [Objective NHL]
- And probabilities of winning the first round, getting to the Conference Finals, and winning the Cup: [Objective NHL]
- More probabilities! [Hockey Prospectus]
- Bob McKenzie’s take on the Phoenix/Winnipeg fiasco: [TSN]
- The AHL has reduced its schedule from 80 games to 76 games: [PostStar.com]
- Looking at whether there has been parity in the NHL playoffs since the lockout: [Behind the Net]
- How long is a typical NHL career? And how does that effect the small sample size problems? [Behind The Net]
- Arron Asham had an awesome birthday. No link, just a truth.