Monday Morning Fly By: Anxiously Awaiting the First Latvian Medal...

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

• Great look at the similarities between Jakub Voracek and James van Riemsdyk: [Sportsology]
• Anthony SanFilippo confirms that the Flyers did make an offer for Bobby Ryan, and he also confirms that Anaheim wanted both Brayden Schenn and Sean Couturier in return: [AnthonySan37]
• Where does Peter Laviolette rank among the Flyers all time coaches? [Bill Meltzer]
• Looking at NHL Equivalencies for the past two NHL drafts shows Nick Cousins as a strong pick in 2011: [NHLNumbers] but Scott Laughton as a risk in 2012: [NHLNumbers]
• A look at the new GM Connected mode in NHL 13 is pretty exciting: [Puck Daddy]
• On his day with the Cup, Dustin Brown raised over $12,000 for injured Marines and their families: [NHL.com]