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Today's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes...
- First, some tributes to Simon Gagne. From [We Believe in Orange] and [Flyers Goal Scored By]
- A nice piece by Panaccio: [CSNPhilly]
- Great article by Boruk explaining what Gagne was really thinking: [CSNPhilly]
- Some articles with quotes: [Daily News] [DelcoTimes]
- Reaction from Tampa: [Raw Charge]
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"However, since the Lightning essentially acquired him for nothing, this is a fantastic deal for the Bolts." [From The Rink]
- Two things Paul Holmgren aimed to add this offseason: Defense and size. Yes, really: [CSNPhilly]
- Video of Paul Holmgren's media availability: [Flyers]
- The transcript: [Flyer Files]
- Headline: "Flyers moves leave me scratching my head to the point of baldness". Yeah, me too: [Behind The Net]
- Grading new acquisition Matt Walker's 2008-09 season: [Second City Hockey]
- The Blackhawks are not trading Patrick Sharp: [Puck Daddy]
- Oh, did you hear Ilya Kovalchuk re-signed with the Devils? [In Lou We Trust] [Puck Daddy]
- Looking at Nick Luukko: [The Philadelphia Bulletin]
- Lastly, two really good pieces. First, looking at Lou Lamoriello's first scheme as General Manager: [The Copper & Blue]
- Then, looking at his latest and why it's a circumvention of the salary cap: [On the Forecheck]