Today's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes...

• Nic Riopel started for the Phantoms last night. They (shockingly!) lost, 2-1: [PostStar.com] Game notes, with video of Mike Testwuide getting in a great fight. [PostStar.com]
• Tonight's game will be on NHL Network in the U.S. [NHL.com]
• Frank Seravalli takes up Travis' story that Peter Laviolette doesn't rest his starter. [Daily News]
• Wondering who the odd man out is in goal when Michael Leighton returns: [Flyer Files]
• Ed Snider donated $5.5 million to fix three city rinks: [Inquirer]
• Chris Pronger tried to steal the puck on Tuesday night again. Brilliant: [Puck Daddy]
• Brendan Ranford won the CHL player of the week. For those unfamiliar, that's the entire Major Juniors, not just one league within them. Joe Biden would say that's a big deal: [potnoodlez]
• What exactly is luck? Great look here: [Behind The Net]
• Scoring chances from Saturday's game against the Panthers: [Litter Box Cats]
• A fantastic look at the next step in advanced stats in hockey. Imagine touches. My favorite? Battle Percentage. [The Copper & Blue]
• Lastly, a great look at the teams with many long-term contracts. And those that don't: [Flyers Goal Scored By...]