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

• Recaps of last night's game: [BSH] [Philly Sports Daily] [CSNPhilly] [delcotimes.com] [Flyers Faithful] [Flyer Files] [Inquirer] [Daily News]
  
• The Union's supporters - The Sons of Ben - came to the game last night: [Brotherly Game]
• Some interesting notes on Shelley - 60 stitches - and Zherdev, in case Shelley can't play: [In the Room]
• Joonas Lehtivuori assisted on the game-winning goal while logging a team-high 21:41 [euroflyers]
• Upon his first home game as a Flyer, Kris Versteeg got some love: [Philly Sports Daily] [NHL.com]
• Arguing that the Blues won their trade with Colorado: [Hockey Prospectus]
• The Capitals have given up 15 goals fewer than expected this year. But they've scored 30 fewer than expected. Fascinating look at misconceptions still surrounding this team: [Japers' Rink]
• NHL Power Rankings for Week 21: Where New Jersey thinks they can make the playoffs: [SBNation.com]
• Looking at concepts that became the Buffaslug. Including one that actually isn't bad: [icethetics]
• The League of Extraordinary Statisticians answer what the value of a top-10 draft pick is worth: [Behind The Net]
• A look at Don Cherry's contract with Hockey Night in Canada: [Down Goes Brown]
• On coaches and goalies: "It's an interesting effect - 15 good games get you another 45 games to prove that you're not good." [Behind the Net]
  
• A fantastic plea for sanity at the NHL Trade Deadline: Stop repeating every single rumor. [The Copper & Blue]