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

• Last night's NHL scores...WAS 4 - PIT 3 (SO); NYR 5 - NYI 0; DET 4 - STL 2; BUF 3 - MTL 2 (SO); COL 4 - LA 3 (SO); VAN 4 - ANA 1
• After last night's games, the Flyers are now in 7th place in the East
• Previews of tonight's game against the Wild: [NHL.com] [CSNPhilly] [Hockey Wilderness]
• Simon Gagne reacted to the hit from Anton Volchenkov: [Flyers]
• Johan Backlund will be the backup goalie tonight, as Jeremy Duchesne was reassigned to the Phantoms yesterday. [Flyers]
• Duchesne played for the Phantoms last night, but they lost 6-2. [PostStar]
• Notes and quotes from last nights game: [PostStar]
• Last bit from the Phantoms game:  Andreas Nodl centered the fourth line last night.  Is that enough to officially call him a bust? [Tim McManus]
• Jacob De Serres made 20 saves in Brandon's series clinching 3-2 overtime win. [Luber's Lounge]
• Coach Laviolette instituted a playoff mentality, breaking the season into 7 game segments. [Daily News]
• Another goalie the Flyers are interested in:  Sergei Bobrovsky.  From the KHL. [RHF]
• A look at the Flyers offensive troubles. [Inquirer]
• The Flyers still aren't sure what a penalty is in the NHL.  That sounds worse than it is, because really, nobody knows what the NHL thinks is a penalty. [CSNPhilly]
• Some highlights from Joacim Eriksson's last game. [euroflyers]
• A pretty ridiculous goal by Daniel Sedin: [Puck Daddy]
• Lastly, a pretty hilarious video (taken from Puck Daddy) of a soccer game on ice. [YouTube]