* Trying to figure what’s up with Matt Read and his slump of a year so far: [Philly.com]
* Some leftover notes on Flyers–Ducks, and also some quotes from Terry Murray on Robert Hagg’s season so far in Adirondack: [Hockeybuzz]
* Congratulations to one Paul Holmgren, who received the Lester Patrick Trophy last night for his “service to hockey in the United States”: [Flyers]
* Ever the optimist, Vincent Lecavalier is still convinced he can score 20-plus goals this year. Now, when he’ll be on the ice to make that happen is a whole different question… [Philly.com]
* The argument for trading Sean Couturier — one that I do not agree with, but some solid points made: [Pattison Avenue]
* Taking Doug Wilson to task for the current state of the Sharks: [Puck Daddy]
* How to support women hockey fans: [Pension Plan Puppets]
* The Oilers are looking to make a change, because Oilers: [SBNation]
* But are those Oilers — who are holding a press conference this morning — actually not bad enough to get Connor McDavid? [Copper & Blue]
* Daniel Alfredsson officially retired last night in Ottawa and it was a nice moment: [Sportsnet]
* Ryan Suter becomes the latest NHL player to come down with the mumps: [PHT]
* And Martin Brodeur played last night! For a non-Devils team! He was not great: [TheScore]
