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

• Jaromir Jagr is a "shot in the dark", so says Paul Holmgren: [Philly Sports Daily]
• Jakub Voracek hasn't scored this preseason, so he needs to keep shooting: [CSNPhilly]
• Looking at the roster battles: [HockeyBuzz.com]
• The Flyers are looking to Max Talbot for leadership: [Daily News]
• Wondering if Brayden Schenn will make the team: [CSNPhilly]
• But apparently Schenn is the odds-on favorite to win the Calder: [Puck Daddy]
• Predicting the 2011-12 roster: [Down Goes Spezza] [Philly Sports Daily]
• Anthony SanFilippo with some drama: "Six-and-a-half years later, that same goalie is being asked to save a franchise." He is? [delcotimes.com]
  
• The Phantoms are down to 25 players, plus those who join them by 3 p.m. tomorrow: [PostStar.com]
• Future Flyers Weekly Report, starring Niko Hovinen and Nick Cousins: [Flyers Faithful]
• Hovinen was named 2nd star of the week: [euroflyers]
• Arguing that Mike Richards and Jeff Carter were traded because the Flyers were worried about long-term deals, unless it's a goalie. Then they are fine: [Broad Street Buzz]
• A good story - first part, anyway - on the Flyers series against the Soviet Union: [The Hockey Guys]
• In Travis' first "Morning Skate", NHL realignment should factor in television interests with regards to Canada: [SBNation.com]
• Looking at how bad the Hurricanes goalies have been for years, and wondering why they didn't get a better one: [Brodeur is a Fraud]
• While he's right, I'm not sure pointing out the flaws in Corsi Rel before people accept Corsi as meaningful is a good idea: [Driving Play]
• Previewing the Eastern Conference: [Down Goes Brown]