Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
- There were 15 stories about Scott Hartnell‘s six-year, $28.5 million extension in my RSS, so here’s one of them: [BSH]
- Matt Carle is already angering Lightning fans by wearing #25: [Raw Charge]
- Mike Richards‘ day with the Cup honored the 1907 Cup champions from Kenora: [NHL.com]
- Thorough run down of Gary Bettman’s promise that a lockout would lower ticket prices and why it was a horrible lie even then: [Puck Daddy]
- Cam Charron excellently describes why player unions are important in the context of the CHL: [Backhand Shelf]
- Why the NHLPA opposes a 50/50 revenue split: [SI Red Light]
- Eight points that could bring about a compromise between the NHL/NHLPA: [SBNation.com]
- Denis Lemieux vs Tim McCracken in the hockey movie character bracket: [Hockey Wilderness]