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

• Recaps on back-to-back mornings! [BSH] [Daily News] [Inquirer] [Philly Sports Daily] [Flyers Faithful] [delcotimes.com]
  
• Big shoutout to DragonGirl for doing the work to allow Travis to educate us all on why Tomas Hyka probably cannot be signed by the Flyers: [BSH]
• Speaking of Hyka, Anthony SanFilippo spoke to a Flyers official anonymously who gave some excellent, some hilarious, and some infuriating comments regarding everyone's new favorite undrafted invite: [In The Room]
• Ilya Bryzgalov heard some boos last night: [CSNPhilly]
• Sean Couturier signed an entry-level deal for a remarkably cheap $1.375 million including bonuses: [CSNPhilly] [Frequent Flyers] [Philly Sports Daily] [NHL Hot Stove]
• Ed Barkowitz wrote: "The Flyers could opt to send [Couturier] to the Phantoms, but they would be wasting the first year of his deal since he could not be recalled to the parent club until Drummondville's season is over in the spring." Glad to see such a big paper get such an important fact wrong: [Daily News]
• Season preview: [Puck Daddy]
• Comparing the changes of this past off-season to those made in 1984: [NHL Hot Stove]
• Remembering Glen Metropolit: [Flyers Faithful]
• And Dave Schultz, even though CSNPhilly spelled his name wrong in the headline and URL: [CSNPhilly]
• Frank Seravalli on video discussing those fighting to make the cut: [Frequent Flyers]
• The Islanders named Mark Streit their captain: [Lighthouse Hockey] [Puck Daddy]
• R.J. Umberger signed a five year, $23 million extension with the Blue Jackets: [The Cannon] [Puck Daddy]
• No, seriously: Chris Osgood was not clutch. His story makes a great narrative - the guy was well worth respect and appreciation - but he was not clutch: [Brodeur is a Fraud]
• If you like immature things, hockey, and sexual imagery in video games, this clip from NHL 12 is just for you: [Deadspin]
• Brent Severyn - former Avalanche enforcer - wrote a column about his life in the NHL: [SI.com]
• A really good look - both positive and negative - at Tomas Vokoun and the Washington Capitals: [Hockey Prospectus]
• Ugh, as if the story couldn't get sadder, Lokomotiv's Captain was secretly donating to a children's charity: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy]
• Have an idea for how to analyze the best way a team could be constructed under the salary cap in terms of Fenwick and goaltending? Please share: [Driving Play]