Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news…
- The Phantoms lost 2-1 last night, but Zac Rinaldo had a great game, as did Johan Backlund and the team’s PK unit: [PostStar.com]
- Claude Giroux is making an impact on the Flyers penalty kill: [CSNPhilly]
- All three of Pronger, Betts, and Carter were given maintenance days to nurse lingering injuries, while Matt Walker is out with a hip/groin injury: [Frequent Flyers] [CSNPhilly]
- Niklas Hjalmarsson was suspended two games while Ryan Miller demands an example be made: [Puck Daddy]
- Arguing that the Hjalmarsson hit was ugly, but it wasn’t head-hunting: [From The Rink]
- Nikolay Zherdev is losing a battle for ice time to James van Riemsdyk: [Daily News]
- Jakub Kovar stopped 22 of 24 shots in a 4-2 win: [euroflyers]
- Looking at those in the crowd caught in game photos Monday night: [Flyers Goal Scored By…]