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

* The Phantoms lost to Binghamton on Friday, 7-4: [Philadelphia Flyers] [The Saratogian] [Philadelphia Flyers] [Phantoms Forum]

* On Saturday, the Phantoms fell to Albany 3-2: [Philadelphia Flyers] [The Saratogian] [Philadelphia Flyers] [Phantoms Forum]

* Throughout the weekend, the Phantoms got plenty of shots - 95 shots in total - but no wins: [Phantoms Forum]

* Trenton triumphed over Elmira in a shootout on Friday by the score of 7-6: [The Checking Line] before falling 6-2 in the second game of their back-to-back: [The Checking Line]

* Recapping the weekend around hockey: [Bill Meltzer]

* And catching up with the Flyers during their lockout: [Inquirer]

* Recapping Friday night in the Hockey East: [Western College Hockey Blog] and Saturday night in the Hockey East: [Western College Hockey Blog]

* Rob Bordson scored his third goal in four games: [Phantoms Forum]

* Getting to know Harry Zolnierczyk: [Phantoms Forum]

* Penn State beat Arizona State 8-3 on Friday: [Thank You Terry] before falling 3-1 to the Sun Devils on Saturday: [Thank You Terry]

* The Flyers system is stacked with depth and role players: [Hockey's Future]

* On the Glens Falls fans who are going to lose their team: [Inquirer]

* Planning a fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy victims in two weeks: [Flyers Faithful]

* Are 48 games enough for a season? [Hockey Prospectus]

* Proposals for the Seattle ice arena: [icethetics]

* The yearly stuffed animal toss in Calgary sees 21,453 plush toys thrown in celebration: [Puck Daddy]