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Friday Morning Fly By: In which there is entirely too much news about other teams.

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

Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports

*The player season reviews keep on coming and next up is Matt Read, who continues to confuse even the smartest dude on the BSH staff. [BSH]

*Know what else we're going to keep doing here in the dark boring days of summer? Draft profiles. Say hello to Luke Kunin. [Pattison Ave]

*Even after losing his battle with cancer, Ed Snider continues to give back to the hockey community. [Courier-Post]

*Phil Kessel is having a moment right now. It's a shame it's on the worst team ever that sucks and is trash, but Phil is kind of the best. [Sporting News]

*But seriously, it's hard not to like this dude if you're a hockey fan. Unless you're a member of the Toronto hockey media, that is. [Sportsnet]

*Team USA has moved on to the semis at Worlds. Coming for you, Canada. [NBC Sports]

*Here's Auston Matthews' greasy shootout goal that lead to the USA win...ugh try not to fuck this up, Maple Leafs. [Pension Plan Puppets]

*Former Leafs' number one pick Wendel Clark likes what he sees in Matthews. [NHL.com]

*NBC Sports continues to promote dangerous hits as ways to win hockey games, which seems...not great. [Puck Daddy]

*DGB on lessons we can learn from the remaining four hockey teams. [Sportsnet]

*This is an interesting read: which teams have benefited most from penalty calls these playoffs? [Defending Big D]

*And finally, how defensemen can control play by protecting the blueline *coughandrewmacdonaldcough* [Sportsnet]