Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Recaps of last night’s win: [BSH] [SBNation.com] [Inquirer] [Philly Sports Daily] [The700Level.com] [CSNPhilly] [NHL Hot Stove] [Puck Daddy] [Flyer Files] [delcotimes.com] [Daily News]
- Lots of stories from NHL.com, including Game 7 finally going Boucher’s way, the Flyers coming up big on the power play, and the Sabres coming up short.
- Chris Pronger is pretty important to the Flyers, even in a limited role: [Washington Times] [delcotimes.com] [Inquirer]
- The Flyers scored two (2!) power play goals last night: [Philly Sports Daily] [CSNPhilly]
- Brian Boucher had himself another great game: [Philly Sports Daily] [Daily News] [Inquirer]
- Sergei Bobrovsky was the backup last night – as he should have been all series – but Johan Backlund the supposed #3? I’ll believe it when I see it: [BSH] [Philly Sports Daily] [PostStar.com]
- Or maybe… it’s because Michael Leighton up and left the team: [In the Room]
- Danny Briere and Dan Carcillo had some fun with Ryan Miller last night: [The700level.com]
- Briere tapping Miller in gif form! [SBNation.com]
- Braydon Coburn is called the “invisible man”, but he gets a column! [Inquirer]
- Mike Richards has some actual quotes in this story about how hard he has to work to be successful: [NHL.com]
- Peter Laviolette has earned the respect of the room with his background and ability to win in Philly: [delcotimes.com]
- Ian Laperriere was named a finalist for the Masterton Trophy, along with Ray Emery and Daymond Langkow: [BSH] [Philly Sports Daily] [Puck Daddy] [The700Level.com] [In The Room] [NHL.com] [CSNPhilly] [Daily News]
- Andrew Rowe had a goal and an assist, Marc-Andre Bourdon had an assist, and Nic Riopel made 27 saves on 30 shots as Greenville forced a Game 7: [PSPhantoms]
- Milan Lucic was ejected from Game 6 for boarding, could face discipline today: [Puck Daddy]
- Looking at teams who build around goalies: [Hockey Prospectus]
- Was Patrick Roy “clutch”? [Hockey Prospectus]
- A hockey fan’s guide to the UFC: [Down Goes Brown]
