Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
- Reportedly, the Flyers were one of the few teams negotiating with Tomas Vokoun prior to the Penguins trading for him: [GCobb]
- Vokoun’s contract: 2 years, $2 million, 35+: [PensBurgh] [Puck Daddy] [Backhand Shelf] [Washington Times]
- Claude Giroux is resting after his surgeries: [CSNPhilly]
- The Canadiens are interested in signing Jaromir Jagr in July, according to a Czech source: [euroflyers]
- CBC’s video montage for Game 2: [Backhand Shelf] and for Game 3: [Backhand Shelf]
- Ron Hextall gets some print love (thanks Google Alert!) for his role in the Kings organization: [Winnipeg Free Press] [The Sudbury Star]
- An interview with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter prior to Game 3. AUTOPLAY: [Los Angeles Kings]
- Depressing: 66 shows that had better ratings than the Stanley Cup Finals: [BuzzFeed]
- But anybody who says the ratings are bad because players are too nice is kidding themselves: [SBNation.com]
- Boston’s options for dealing with Tim Thomas and his sabbatical: [Stanley Cup of Chowder]
- Three stories on Tim Thomas, two negative, one positive. All three with excellent points: [Backhand Shelf] [SBNation.com] [Backhand Shelf]
- Could that open the door for some team to give Tuukka Rask an offer sheet? [Puck Daddy]
- Don’t spend money on goalies, and here’s why: [NHLNumbers.com]
- Part 3 of the CBA series, this one on slide rule contracts: [Flyers Faithful]
- A fantastic story on Derek Boogaard, his dad’s search for the truth, and the horrifying evidence he found: [NYTimes.com]
- Two reactions to that Boogaard story, cherry-picked because I greatly enjoy the authors. Ellen Etchingham: [Backhand Shelf] and Barry Petchesky: [Deadspin]
