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

* Looking at what would change in Glens Falls when/if the lockout ends: [PostStar]

* Tim McManus on the loss of Ben Holmstrom and the organization's surprising statement on the injury, with an added tidbit at the end about Terry Murray, Matt Ford and Joe Paterson: [Flyers Faithful]

* Scott Munroe is playing the role of Brian Boucher to Cal Heeter? I'm listening: [PostStar]

* Talking to Scott Munroe and Cal Heeter about their masks: [Phantoms Forum]

* Getting to know Cal Heeter: [Phantoms Forum]

* Practice notes from yesterday, with quotes from Terry Murray: [The Saratogian]

* Remembering Robert Esche and the run of 2003-04: [Flyers Faithful]

* Catching up with Jeremy Roenick as he publishes a book: [Philadelphia Flyers]

* Why contraction talk is shortsighted: [Puck Daddy]

* Mark Cuban speaks about the lockout: [Puck Daddy]

* Sergei Moyzakin is outscoring all of the NHL competition in the KHL: [Backhand Shelf]

* The University of Delaware's 40th anniversary sweater was designed by an IceHL artist and it looks good: [ icethetics]

* The trickle down effect of the NHL's top earners: [NHLNumbers.com]

* Graphic comments on the CBA negotiations and their recent turn: [NHLNumbers.com]

* Looking at the changing roles for forwards since 2010: [NHLNumbers.com]

* The Oilers are holding a contest for someone to join their analytics staff. Jokes everywhere: [Backhand Shelf]

* Another lengthy - sometimes rambling - post on why the fault for the lockout rests on the owners and the league (s/t flyersfaninchicago): [SportsonEarth]