Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Remember when I showed that adding a top flight goalie wouldn’t actually be much of an improvement? Well, Kent Wilson decided to do his own math, even being more generous than I, and came up with a similar outcome: [Houses of the Hockey]
- An argument that the Flyers should trade Sergei Bobrovsky now that they (appear likely to) have Ilya Bryzgalov: [Frequent Flyers]
- A report says that Bryzgalov was seeking 8-10 years at an average of $7-8 million from Phoenix: [Fox Sports Arizona]
- But Bryzgalov’s agent says negotiations will remain secret on their end. The problem? This means the previous rumor likely came from the Coyotes: [Flyer Files]
- SanFilippo informs us of some Carter to Columbus rumors (denied by the team) and some Winter Classic rumblings: [In The Room] Also in Columbus: [Columbus Dispatch]
- Chuck Gormley again got an exclusive interview, this one with Chris Pronger: [Flyer Files]
- After initially opening with another dig at Richards, Panaccio decided to remove that bit and talk about the Flyers attempts to pay Bryzgalov: [CSNPhilly.com]
- Looking back at the path Denis Seidenberg has traveled: [Flyers Faithful]
- James van Riemsdyk’s little brother is going to UNH, just like his older brother: [SeacoastOnline.com]
- Colorado had a lot of injuries this year. Could it be due to the seamless glass they have? [SBNation.com]
- It looks like the Caps have fired Latvian goalie coach Arturs Irbe. Does this mean anything about Semyon Varlamov’s future in D.C.? [JapersRink]
- In case you care, there’s now more evidence that the Stanley Cup winning puck was taken by… the linesman. Who else? [Puck Daddy]
- The odd case of having a better save percentage for two straight years, but a worse one over the same two-year period: [Behind The Net]
- Showing how reasoning and logic are crucial to understanding hockey, through the lens of preseason prediction contests with fanboys: [The Copper & Blue]
