Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…
- Last night’s NHL scores… Flyers 2 – Maple Leafs 0; OTT 5 – FLA 2; NJ 3 – ATL 0; NYI 4 – MTL 3 (SO); BUF 5 – NYR 2; WAS 6 – PIT 3; CAR 8 – TB 5; CHI 5 – DAL 2; SJ 2 – CGY 1; LA 5 – ANA 4 (SO); COL 4 – VAN 3 (SO)
- Recaps of last night’s win: [BSH] [Pension Plan Puppets] [NHL.com] [CSNPhilly] [Daily News] [The700Level]
- Photos from last night: [BSH]
- Look for this week’s edition of Broad Street Hockey Radio later today.
- If you haven’t seen yet, we’ve added another design to our Store.
- Joacim Eriksson stopped 40 of 42 shots in a 3-2 OT win. [euroflyers] Highlights from Eriksson’s second star performance: [euroflyers]
- Eriksson is now leading the league in save percentage and goals against average. [euroflyers]
- It appears that Eriksson won’t play for Brynas next year now. [euroflyers]
- Will Johan Backlund return to the team before the end of the season? [CSNPhilly]
- And could he start in the playoffs? “Holmgren said it isn’t out of the question that Backlund could be considered for the Flyers’ starting job in the postseason.” I think that was before last night’s game. [Daily News]
- Who is the most underrated player in the NHL? [From The Rink]
- Remember when Keith Ballard hit Tomas Vokoun in the head with his stick? Yeah, well Ballard owes Vokoun AGAIN. [SBN]
- Interesting clip from after last night’s game: Did Claude Giroux angrily shove Scott Hartnell? Forgive the poor quality. [YouTube]
- Great article by our friend James Mirtle regarding Holmgren and Brian Boucher. [The Globe and Mail]
- Lastly, an Atlantic Division Captain shuns the media. Man, what a terrible cry baby captain. Oh, he was also Captain of Team USA? Hmmmm. [Puck Daddy]
