* Paul Holmgren talks about how his brother helped him make his hockey dream come true: [BSH]
* Ron Hextall talked about what he thinks might be ailing Claude Giroux of late: [CSN Philly]
* He also gave some general thoughts on where the Flyers stand following their recent ups and downs: [Philly.com]
* Bob McKenzie asked NHL coaches what’s bugging them, and it turns out that they, too, think the schedules this year are ridiculous: [TSN]
* A lot of talk out there right now about the struggles last season’s two conference runners-up are having.