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

• Stamkos Stamkos Stamkos Stamkos Stamkos Stamkos: [BSH] [SB Nation Philly] [SBNation.com] [In The Room] [Frequent Flyers] [Daily News] [Philly Sports Daily] [CSNPhilly] [Broad Street Buzz] [Inquirer]
  
• Ian Laperriere was interviewed about Mike Richards, and he had some interesting (okay, maybe just to me) things to say: [MayorsManor.com] [Part II]
• An argument for keeping Kris Versteeg: [Philly Reign]
• Hey, remember Pavel Brendl? Good times: [Flyers Faithful]
  
• Going back in the vault for Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, where the Flyers beat down the Rangers in 2004: [Flyers Faithful]
• Live chat at 2 p.m., follow this link: [Philly Sports Daily]
• Christian Ehrhoff is this year's Dan Hamhuis. He refused to sign with the Islanders and was traded to Buffalo: [Puck Daddy]
  
• Semyon Varlamov will not re-sign with the Capitals, instead opting for the KHL: [Washington Times] [Puck Daddy]
• The Predators may or may not have pulled a Tallon and failed to give their RFAs qualifying offers by the deadline: [On the Forecheck] [Puck Daddy] But the NHLPA filed a grievance alleging they did: [On the Forecheck]
  
• Sad news, Paul Kariya announced his retirement. He also threw a parting shot at the NHL: [Puck Daddy]
• A great look at shot recording biases using handy and colorful graphs. Philly's scorer looks pretty good: [Arctic Ice Hockey]