Friday Morning Fly By: Is That Banner Ceremony Over Yet?

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

• Recaps: [BSH] [CSNPhilly] [delcotimes.com] [Inquirer] [Daily News] [Philly Sports Daily] [Flyers Faithful] [NHL Hot Stove
• So the Bruins did that whole "imitate the Stanley Cup passing" last night: [Puck Daddy] [NHL.com]
• Hey, Mike Milbury's dumb. But prepare for "Flyers would not have won this game last year" quotes all season: [Arctic Ice Hockey]
• Predictions for the season: [Hockey Prospectus] [CSNPhilly] [NHL.com] [Puck Daddy]
  
• Hey, the Flyers have a lot of rookies. They want to be awesome: [Philly Sports Daily]
• Travis helped compile the links, and in the notes he writes: "So what the fuck happened with Matt Walker?" So good, it stays: [In The Room] [Daily News]
• Ben Holmstrom was suspended two games for a hit to the head: [PostStar.com]
• Comparing David Steckel and Blair Betts: [Hockey Prospectus]
• With Betts gone (and Richards and Carter), who will play defensive minutes for the Flyers? Rookies don't often succeed there: [Backhand Shelf]
• Congratulations to Dirk Hoag and everyone on winning Best of Nashville Sports Blog: [On The Forecheck]
• Blah blah blah, Don Cherry yelled at some people through a TV camera again. Something about turncoat fighters: [Puck Daddy]
• Looking at scoring rates after players are traded shows some interesting results: [Hockey Prospectus]