Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- The Flyers traded Darroll Powe to Minnesota for a 2013 (not a typo) third round pick: [SB Nation Philly] [Philly Sports Daily] [Flyers Goal Scored By…] [Inquirer] [Flyer Files] [delcotimes.com]
- Andreas Nodl and Tom Sestito were re-signed: [Philly Sports Daily] [Frequent Flyers] [Flyers Faithful] [CSNPhilly] [NHL Hot Stove]
- A profile on Sean Couturier: [Flyers Faithful]
- A radio interview with Mike Richards where he expressed his “extreme shock” at being traded: [Sports Radio Interviews]
- Jeff Carter was the talk of the intertubes yesterday, but he finally spoke after meeting with Columbus for over an hour: [Frequent Flyers] [Puck Daddy] [Daily News]
- Frank Seravalli continues to push the Steven Stamkos rumors, closing with “Call me crazy. But my sources aren’t.”: [Daily News]
- Anthony SanFilippo looks at what some of us have been fearing for awhile, and that’s the damage done to the Flyers reputation in the free agent market: [delcotimes.com]
- Another open letter to Paul Holmgren, this time worrying about the eroding “loyal family” reputation of the organization: [Flyers Faithful]
- Scouting reports on the newest Flyers: [The Hockey Guys]
- Someone has had enough of everyone complaining and grousing about Richards and Carter being traded. A good read even though I disagree: [Philly Reign]
- An optimistic look at the 11-12 Flyers as the start of a new era: [SB Nation Philly]
- Capgeek says Stefan Legein still has one more year left on his deal. Sweet. (s/t Tim McManus) [CapGeek]
- In the weekly “What We Learned” post, Ryan Lambert takes his turn with why the salary cap floor is hurting the NHL: [Puck Daddy]
- Wondering just how different Ryan Smyth and Chris Pronger are, even though Edmonton loves Smyth and hates Pronger: [The Copper & Blue]
- Winners and losers of the 2011 NHL Draft, where the Flyers are also in the image for the post: [Down Goes Brown]
