Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Michael Leighton is officially on a rehab assignment with the Phantoms: [Frequent Flyers] [Flyer Files] [Philly Sports Daily]
- He spoke with Tim McManus about his rehab: [PostStar.com]
- Working on the power play: [CSN]
- The Flyers invited troops from Fort Dix to their practice yesterday: [Philly Sports Daily]
- Our own Travis Hughes was quoted in a story about the Albany Devils playing in Atlantic City: [pressofAtlanticCity.com]
- “However, what’s up with Danny Briere? He’s basically on pace to take one bonehead penalty every other game…” [From The Rink]
- A new way to look at special teams efficiency: [The Copper & Blue]
- Jakub Kovar stopped 36 of 39 shots in a 3-1 loss: [euroflyers]
- A troubling quote from a league executive: “If the Flyers want to keep Leino, they have to trade someone. He’s easily worth $2.5M.” [euroflyers]
- Yesterday, Teemu gave season updates on most prospects, including Kovar and Joacim Eriksson: [euroflyers]
- Looking at Roberto Luongo and why his reputation for losing in big games is unfounded: [Brodeur is a Fraud]
- Two Phantoms are worth following on Twitter, if only for their humor: “@dannysyvret…i have normal sized ears, and atleast i can tan and dont need 100 sunblock just to sit on a patio” [stefanlegein]
- The Flyers currently own the 4th best adjusted Corsi rating in the NHL: [Objective NHL]
- Simon Gagne was the first star of last night’s game as he registered a goal and an assist, including the overtime winner: [SBNation]
- Lastly, remember that there is a BSH pickup game on Sunday: [BSH]
