Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Recaps of last night’s win: [BSH] [CSNPhilly] [Daily News] [delcotimes.com] [The700level] [Philly Sports Daily]
- Dan Carcillo will be out two weeks, but: “‘Right now we think it’s an MCL sprain, but we’re gonna have a further exam [Tuesday], probably an MRI and we’ll have a better update,’ Holmgren said.” [Philly Sports Daily]
- The injury to Andreas Nodl allowed James van Riemsdyk to get back into the lineup: [Daily News] [delcotimes.com]
- Sadly, a girl was struck in the face with a puck at last night’s game, requiring stitches: [delcotimes.com]
- Brian Boucher commented on Luke Richardson tragically losing his daughter: [Philly Sports Daily]
- Colin Campbell was under fire for improper emails yesterday: [TSN.ca] [Puck Daddy] [Puck Daddy] [Winging It In Motown]
- Hockey Wilderness had a great take on both the allegations [Hockey Wilderness] and the official response [Hockey Wilderness], which are both well worth the time to read.
- The weekly prospect report, where the forwards shine and the goalies struggle: [Flyers Faithful]
- Grading the Flyers 11-year contract with Jeff Carter: [RealGM Hockey]
- A list of do’s and don’t for new NHL call ups: [Down Goes Brown]
- Proposing the NHL make the All-Star Game part video game: [From The Rink]
- A note on statistics: “To ignore systematic data collection and the conclusions arrived at from this data collection (aka stats) is to ignore how the NHL is run.” [Behind The Net]
- Happy Birthday Mitchell Green!
- Lastly, remember to vote for Oskars Bartulis [BSH] for the All-Star Game, but also vote for R.J. Umberger on a joint ticket: [The Cannon]
