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Friday Morning Fly By: We mustn't dwell. Not today. Not Olympics Day.

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

Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Spor

**Important Note: During the Olympics, please refrain from discussing live results in the Fly By so that those watching in prime time will remain unspoiled. A separate thread will be made available for Olympics discussion.**

*Another start-to-finish quality game from the Flyers! Could get used to this. RECAP!

*Team Canada went St. Louis. Fools. [SB Nation] [Backhand Shelf]

*Giroux addressed the media after the announcement; was not disappointed because he had no hope.

*Midterm 25 Under 25: Eric Wellwood. [BSH]

*Kimmo Timonen returned to the lineup last night, which meant that Andrej Meszaros was back in the press box. [CSN Philly]

*Timonen being back in the lineup means that Timonen is on his way to Sochi. [NHL.com]

*Timo features in this look at players seeking redemption or revenge at this year's games. [IIHF]

*Henrik Sedin will not play for Team Sweden due to injury. [TSN]

*Previewing the rosters of the Slovenian and Canadian men's hockey teams.

*Amanda Kessel will have an opportunity for US hockey stardom, apart from being Phil's sister. [Puck Daddy]

*Speaking of the fairer Kessel; the best hockey game played in Sochi might end up being the women's game between Canada and the US. [Grantland]

*Day 5 of the Olympic hockey simulation from Ze Germans. [ZGHG]

*Another look at why plus/minus is a completely useless stat. [Hockey-Graphs]

*Paul Stewart on why the NHL rulebook needs a makeover. [Hockeybuzz]