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

• Previewing the Flyers game against the Panthers: [Bill Meltzer]
• The Flyers picked Ilya Bryzgalov over Sergei Bobrovsky, and that's just as bad of a choice as it was when they made it: [Backhand Shelf]
• Claude Giroux could use the All-Star break to take time away. But he's playing in the game: [Daily News]
• Brayden Schenn is taking advantage of his opportunity on the top line: [The Checking Line]
• And he's just one of the rookies the Flyers are relying on: [CSNPhilly]
• Asking if/when the rookies will hit a wall: [Flyers Faithful]
• Scott Hartnell had a huge day Sunday: [SB Nation Philly]
• And he's having a great season: [delcotimes]
• But don't forget about the day Max Talbot had: [The Checking Line]
• Former Phantoms part-time-goalie-full-time-student Carter Hutton was named AHL Player of the Week after going 4-0-0 with a 1.25 goals against average and 0.960 save percentage: [TheAHL.com]
• NHL Power Rankings for this week show Nashville as the big winner (again) with Boston and Detroit surviving dates with their main conference rival: [SB Nation Philly]
• Alex Ovechkin was suspended three games for his hit on Zbynek Michalek: [Washington Times] [Puck Daddy]
• Alex Goligoski signed a four year deal with Dallas worth $4.6 million per. Matt Carle takes note: [Defending Big D]
• The optimists guide to those teams who aren't going to make the playoffs: [Down Goes Brown]
• Tim Thomas caused a stir yesterday when he refused to join his teammates at their White House ceremony: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy] He released a statement afterwards: [Facebook]
• Great study by Deadspin breaking down how much time Sportscenter devoted per week to certain topics. The NHL got 13.5 minutes, or 2.4% of air time, which was less than Major League Baseball. Non-Penguins coverage of the NHL totaled 8.5 minutes, or 1.5%: [Deadspin]