Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Last night’s NHL scores… DET 3, COL 2
- The Flyers will play hockey tonight in Tampa. Previews are available from NHL.com, CSN, the Tampa Tribune, the Daily News and the Inquirer.
- Oskars Bartulis is in Philadelphia, recovering from the flu and a groin strain. He’s day-to-day. [@DNFlyers]
- The big news yesterday was that the Flyers cleared some cap space [CSN] [Inq] …
- … by waiving Riley Cote [BSH] …
- … and sending Ray Emery to LTIR. [BSH]
- Is it all in an attempt to acquire Nashville’s Dan Hamhuis? [BSH] [TSN] [SBN] …
- … and could we just be waiting on Cote/Syvret to clear waivers? “A league source has told the Daily News the Flyers are close to completing a deal with the Nashville Predators for defenseman Dan Hamhuis, possibly pending Cote’s and Syvret’s waiver status at noon today.” [DN]
- The folks in Glens Falls prepare for Cote’s potential arrival. [Post-Star]
- The Flyers signed a young, undrafted forward by the name of Luke Pither [BSH] …
- …. and here are the details of his contract. [Capgeek]
- Rick Dipietro. Injured, again. [Hockey Or Die]
- Recapping the Winter Olympics, awards style. [Puck Daddy]
- NHL general managers are getting creative with their trade talk. [Down Goes Brown]
- A list of 10 players who are most likely to be dealt by Wednesday’s 3 PM ET trade deadline. [Hockey Or Die]
- There’s a free NHL Center Ice preview beginning tonight and running until March 8th.
