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

• Recaps: [BSH] [SB Nation Philly] [SBNation.com] [the700level] [CSNPhilly] [The Checking Line] [Flyers Faithful] [Inquirer] [Daily News] [Backhand Shelf] [Of Ice & Men] [Bill Meltzer] [NHL.com]
  
• Want to understand the game in one picture? Look at the shot chart: [SB Nation Philly]
• Rich Hofmann called it the worst game of the playoffs: [Daily News]
• This time, it was a bad second period - not a slow start - that was the Flyers downfall: [CSNPhilly] [delcotimes.com]
• Interesting: Two stories saying the Flyers gave Ilya Bryzgalov no help (true): [Daily News] [delcotimes.com]
• And Jack McCaffery writing this: "The Flyers did not lose because of Ilya Bryzgalov. They did not win, though, also because of Ilya Bryzgalov. A franchise-redefining, star goalie would not have allowed that to happen." And people think I'm too hard on Bryz: [delcotimes.com]
• It's easy to forget, but Sean Couturier is still learning: [CSNPhilly]
• Xfinity Live was caught serving alcohol to minors: [My Fox Philly]
• David Booth killed a black bear and has a picture to prove it. Where's the Bryzgalov joke? [Puck Daddy]
• Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn were suspended for Game 3 by the Predators for violating team rules: [On the Forecheck] [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy]
• 24/7 will return next season for the Red Wings/Maple Leafs Winter Classic: [Puck Daddy]
• ESPN gave the NHL a lot of airtime for the second straight week: [Deadspin]
• Marc Bergevin is the new Montreal Canadiens General Manager: [Puck Daddy]
• Jonathan Willis - longtime favorite of BSH - wrote about the Kings and how good they are: [Grantland]
• Looking at the nominees for the NHL awards: [Down Goes Brown]