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

• The Penguins asked their fans on twitter when and why they joined the bandwagon. No, seriously, they did: [SBNation.com]
• It's hard, but the Flyers need to avoid making a panic move to shore up their defense, since there are even more holes: [SB Nation Philly]
• Peter Laviolette was on a conference call talking about special teams, leadership, and more: [SB Nation Philly] [CSNPhilly] [delcotimes.com]
• Paul Holmgren spoke with Tim Panaccio about the trade deadline and the search for a defenseman: [CSNPhilly]
• Trade deadline talk and a look at some possible targets: [The Hockey Guys]
• Getting to know Matt Carle: [The Hockey News]
• Matt Carle and Ryan Suter, can you really tell them apart? I doubt it: [The Hockey Guys]
• The Future Flyers Weekly Report starring Nick Cousins, Brendan Ranford, and Brandon Manning: [Flyers Faithful]

We don't often do this, but there are so many links, we're going to have to ask you to jump to see the rest.