Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Last night’s NHL scores… Flyers 4 – Devils 1 (PHI leads series 3-1); Red Wings 3 – Coyotes 0 (series tied 2-2); Penguins 7 – Senators 4 (PIT leads series 3-1); Predators 4 – Blackhawks 1 (NAS leads series 2-1); Sharks 2 – Avalanche 1 (OT) (series tied 2-2)
- Recaps of last night’s win: [BSH] [NHL.com] [In Lou We Trust] [CSNPhilly] [DelcoTimes] [Daily News] [The700Level] [Inquirer]
- Photos from last night’s win: [BSH]
- Biggest news from last night is Simon Gagne‘s fractured toe. [SanFilippo] [DelcoTimes]
- The other big news was Danny Briere and Jeff Carter finding the score sheet. [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer]
- The obligatory “Boucher is up 3-1 on the Devils again” stories: [CSNPhilly] [Daily News]
- Along similar lines, Phil Sheridan argues that Brian Boucher is “outplaying Martin Brodeur.” Even I’m not so sure that’s completely accurate. [Inquirer]
- It’s hard to argue with the premise that Kimmo Timonen is lifting Braydon Coburn‘s game. [Daily News]
- Pekke Rinne had a really nice save last night. Who shot the puck? Himself. [SB Nation]
- Travis took the high road on this: “Presented without comment. RT @NHLDevils: Kovalchuk on coming back to NJ: “‘The real fans, they have to believe in us.'” [BSH]
- Matt Carle gets some well-deserved praise. I’ve always thought he was under-appreciated here. [DelcoTimes]
- An interesting fact: “Scott Hartnell finished the game playing just 12:42. Less than everyone but Laperriere, Powe and Asham.“ [phila.bright]
- A look at the Selke Trophy finalists: [From The Rink]
- An argument for why “Distinct Kicking Motion” needs to go: [Defending Big D]
- The television and attendance ratings came out yesterday: [Puck The Media]
- And Derek Zona analyzed what they mean. [From The Rink]
- Lastly, this story should not have even been written. [Inquirer]
