Monday Morning Fly By: That Was As Good As Could Be Expected

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

• Recaps: [BSH] [SBNation.com] [Inquirer] [The Checking Line] [Puck Daddy] [CSNPhilly] [delcotimes.com] [Backhand Shelf] [Of Ice and Men] [Flyers Faithful] [Get Real Hockey]
  
• Video of the Flyers celebrating: [the700level]
• In praise of Peter Laviolette: [The Hockey Guys]
• In praise of Claude Giroux: [NHL.com] [Inquirer] [Daily News]
  
• In praise of Ilya Bryzgalov: [Daily News] [delcotimes.com] [CSNPhilly]
• In praise of Erik Gustafsson: [Inquirer] [delcotimes.com]
• Maxime Talbot played the role of scout for Peter Laviolette: [Daily News]
• Five reasons the Penguins are eliminated: [NHL.com]
• A postmortem of the Phantoms season: [PostStar]
• Is parity in the Stanley Cup playoffs good for the NHL? [Puck Daddy]
• Chris Neil will not be suspended for his hit on Brian Boyle: [Puck Daddy]
• Looking at the rookie forwards to try and see who is more deserving of the Calder trophy: [The Copper & Blue]
• Phrases that need to die a painful, but quick, death - "timely save": [Backhand Shelf]
• Pekka Rinne and the value of short-term goalie play above average: [Backhand Shelf]
• A brief history of playoff violence: [Down Goes Brown]
• Happy birthday to BSH resident musician, mikefive!