Wednesday Morning Fly By: What? We was just talkin'

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

• Jakub Voracek will not need a knee brace when he returns from his knee injury: [CSNPhilly]
• AHL standings update shows the Phantoms in third place in their division at 2-2-0: [SB Nation Philly]
• Nick Cousins continues to put up points: [The Hockey Guys]
• The NHL sent a memo to GMs and owners allowing them to talk to players about the league's proposal. They forgot to tell the NHLPA: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy]
• Why the NHL may not want to end the lockout: [SI Red Light]
• Ilya Kovalchuk demanded he be paid the full value of his contract: [Puck Daddy]
• The AHL is going to adopt hybrid icing, which is a good thing, but also will result in many confused fans: [Backhand Shelf]
• Looking at individual point percentage for defensemen last year shows Andrej Meszaros, Matt Carle and Kimmo Timonen near the top: [NHLNumbers]
• Being 6'5" as a 12 year old is not all that awesome for at least one hockey player: [Deadspin]
• Trailer for "The Last Gladiators", a documentary about old-school fighters: [Backhand Shelf]
• Brett Hull is a fantastic troll, this time tweeting out his Buffalo-baiting Halloween pumpkin: [Puck Daddy]
• Great video - not safe for work - explaining the NHL lockout using beer: [Backhand Shelf]