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

* Today's schedule of games and a recap of yesterday's: [Bill Meltzer]

* Matt Mangene returned to Phantoms' practice yesterday: [Phantoms Forum] [The Saratogian]

* A still frame of the four Flyers - three of whom are no longer playing for the team - in Judd Apatow's "This is 40": [Philly.com]

* An interview with Scott Munroe: [The Saratogian]

* The Phantoms are finding success on the backs of their puck-moving defensemen: [PostStar]

* Weekly update on the Trenton Titans: [Philadelphia Flyers]

* Matt Read v. Jaromir Jagr signings and Andreas Lilja v. Ilya Bryzgalov signings: [Flyers Faithful]

* Mike Richards v. Andrew Ladd road hockey game produced a video, which is enjoyable: [Backhand Shelf]

* Arguing that the career-ending NHL lockout is an exaggerated myth: [Edmonton Journal] [Puck Daddy]

* WCHA power rankings and weekend recap: [Western College Hockey Blog]

* On the difficulty of becomming a big-time NCAA program and what those who advance rumors fail to understand: [Thank You Terry]

* Looking back at the last time superstar careers were cut short by the lockout: [Down Goes Brown]