Today’s open discussion thread, including your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news…
- Last night’s NHL scores… Flyers 3 – Islanders 2; TOR 4 – BOS 3 (OT); CGY 4 – DET 2; NSH 2 – ATL 1; MTL 5 – TB 3; FLA 3 – MIN 2 (SO); VAN 6 – COL 4; OTT 4 – EDM 1; CLB 5 – ANA 2
- Recaps of last night’s win: [BSH] [NHL.com] [Lighthouse Hockey] [Daily News] [Inquirer] [The700Level] [CSNPhilly] [DelcoTimes]
- Photos from last night: [Philly.com]
- Apparently Dan Carcillo required 27 stitches to close the cut on his leg. James van Riemsdyk needed “about the same on his chin.” I thought he got hit on the hand… [CSNFlyer]
- The GM meetings led to a few stories. Here’s one showing what ideas are being floated: [Puck Daddy]
- Obviously, headshots are being widely discussed. [Daily News] [CSNPhilly]
- And there was an example of one last night when Ryan Whitney cross-checked Chris Neil in the neck. [Puck Daddy]
- Another story on the Flyers’ fourth-line. But Laviolette doesn’t like numbering them. [Inquirer]
- Remember that picture of Carcillo as the Geico Caveman? Here’s video from the Winter Classic, where Carcillo shows evidence and proclaims both he and Ray Emery went as the Caveman for Halloween. The caveman also had something to say to Scott Hartnell. [The700Level]
- Speaking of the Winter Classic, don’t expect one in Yankee Stadium any time soon. [SB Nation]
- From Monday night’s game, Marty Turco had a pretty funny reaction to Alexander Semin’s shootout attempt. I believe that’s him laughing. [Puck Daddy]
- Stats time! Who are the biggest under- and over-achievers in Corsi numbers this year? [Behind The Net]
- Looking at points percentage for forwards – the number of points a player gets as a percent of goals scored while they’re on the ice. [The Copper & Blue]
- And for defensemen. [The Copper & Blue]
- Who will the Flyers likely face in the playoffs? How about Buffalo or New Jersey. [Puck Prospectus]
- Interesting quote regarding Sami Kapanen’s brother. Rather than repeat it, we’ll just link to it. It’s definitely not appropriate. Or accurate. [euroflyers]
- This day in history: The Flyers drop 11 on the Penguins in 1985. [The700Level]
