Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- The Flyers have re-opened contract talks with Arron Asham. [CSNPhilly]
- Great article looking at the Simon Gagne situation, with this gem thrown in at the bottom: “[Marty] Turco wants to play in Philly. So much so that he has his representatives calling Holmgren almost daily, according to a team source.” [DelcoTimes]
- An interesting story where the Oilers owner files for a team in Hamilton. Nope, no conflict of interest. [Puck Daddy]
- The Flyers reportedly offered Ilya Kovalchuk $7 million per year. [EuroFlyers]
- The preseason schedule was announced: [BSH] [In the Room]
- St. Louis overpaid for Jaroslav Halak, but not by much: [Behind The Net]
- Lastly, Johan Backlund and Ville Leino take a minute to have some ice cream. [NHLFlyers]