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

• A bullet with recaps! Finally: [BSH] [Philly Sports Daily] [CSNPhilly]
• Niko Hovinen stopped 23 of 25 shots in his preseason opening loss: [euroflyers]
• Paul Holmgren sat down for an interview where he said the season will judge his off-season: [NHL.com]
• Arguing that Scott Hartnell should wear an 'A' this year: [Flyers Goal Scored By...]
• Tye McGinn has been using his brother as a learning tool: [Philly Sports Daily]
• A short recap of the new deal signed by James van Riemsdyk: [Hockey Prospectus]
• Finding comparables for James Reimer, where Sergei Bobrovsky makes the cut. [Leafs Nation]
• The NHL has a new policy setting limits on players' twitter use: [Puck Daddy] [Washington Times]
  
• The NBA lockout has brought up memories on the Flyers and in the NHL: [Frequent Flyers]
• A full breakdown and reaction to the proposed arena deal in Columbus that would keep the team there for decades: [The Cannon]
• Tyler Myers' new contract includes a $10 million signing bonus, making the yearly breakdown of his front-loaded contract fascinating: [TSNBobMcKenzie] [Puck Daddy]
• John Tavares signed a six year deal with a $5.5 million cap hit with the Islanders: [Lighthouse Hockey] [Puck Daddy]
• The Jets signed Zach Bogosian to a team-friendly deal for two years, but it still gives him money for potential: [Puck Daddy]
• Brad Marchand signed a two year deal as well, where both player and team came out on top: [Puck Daddy]
• McKenzie said he wouldn't be surprised if the new CBA eliminates averaging the years to find the cap hit, instead going with that year's salary: [TSNBobMcKenzie]
• Looking at the best players in the NHL who take up less than one percent of the salary cap: [The Copper & Blue]
• Lastly, Happy Birthday to BSHer Justin F. Happy happy.