Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes…
- Recaps: [BSH] [Arctic Ice Hockey] [SBNation.com] [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer] [Daily News] [delcotimes.com] [Flyers Faithful] [The Checking Line East] [The Checking Line West]
- Jaromir Jagr battled a sore groin all last night: [Daily News]
- Jagr has one goal for the second half: Get Claude Giroux the Art Ross: [CSNPhilly]
- Danny Briere spoke about his concussion – an elbow from Anton Volchenkov – and how he’s disappointed: [Frequent Flyers] [CSNPhilly]
- Great article on the Flyers captaincy, and how they should not make the same mistake with Giroux that they made with Mike Richards: [GCOBB.COM]
- The Flyers are slowing recovering from their injuries: [delcotimes.com]
- Solid comparison of Giroux and Evgeni Malkin, one that goes beyond points: [The Hockey Guys]
- Thorough breakdown of the Flyers needs and Paul Holmgren’s previous approaches: [SB Nation Philly]
- Niko Hovinen stopped 15 of 16 shots in a 5-1 win: [euroflyers]
- Jakub Kovar stopped 24 of 27 shots, playing 47 minutes in a 4-1 loss: [euroflyers]
- Johan Backlund stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 2-1 OT win: [euroflyers]
- Jeff Carter is looking to get out of Columbus. Does that make teams hesitant to acquire him? [The Cannon] [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy]
- Want to see an indefensibly bad call? The Penguins bump their own goalie, who flops, and the Maple Leafs‘ goal gets disallowed: [Puck Daddy]
- The Islanders will play a preseason game in Brooklyn next year: [SBNation.com]
- Zach Parise is unlikely to be traded before the deadline: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy]
- Sidney Crosby spoke to the media yesterday: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy]
- Things that get you traded: Marek Zidlicky goes off on head coach Mike Yeo, then has closed door meeting with GM Chuck Fletcher. Hey, the Flyers can give your 3rd round pick back. Deal: [StarTribune.com]
- Quick look at who has the toughest and easiest schedule – according to opposition win percentage – remaining: [ESPN]
- Synchronized Mascots Tebowing? Synchronized Mascots Tebowing: [Puck Daddy]
- Great moments in All-Star Weekend history: [Down Goes Brown]
