Today's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes...
- The Flyers re-signed Darroll Powe to a one-year, $725,000 deal: [Flyer & Ice]
- Yesterday, a Princeton paper ran a story on Powe: [Town Topics]
- News that Blair Betts could be out for four months: [CSNPhilly]
- Matt Clackson was re-signed, likely heading back to Adirondack: [PostStar]
- Patrick Thoresen will be staying in Europe: [euroflyers]
- Pictures from Kimmo Timonen's charity event: [euroflyers]
- The headline reads: "Whats to like in Simon Gagne deal? Everything." But it's written from a Tampa perspective... [FOX Sports]
- Another: "Lightning's signing of Gagne equates to short-term help, long-term flexibility" Ignoring the "signing"/"acquiring" error, another look at Steve Yzerman's greatness. [Examiner]
- Looking at the Gagne trade from a Flyers perspective with a cooler head... doesn't change anything. [Flyers Goal Scored By...]
- But Matt Walker has at least one fan who created a fan club for him: [St. Louis Game Time]
- Another look at NHL11: [Hockey or Die]
- Lastly, there have been a lot of Kovalchuk stories coming out lately, but I'll let Brandon Worley take over from here with "Things I Care as Little About as The Kovalchuk Contract Saga": [Defending Big D]