Expect a decision from Brendan Shanahan in the next 24 hours.

THe Flyers appear to be at the top of his list, but if there was a belief out there that he'd come really cheap, that's mistaken.

I'm hearing it'll take more than the $800,000 originally suggested.

Paul Holmgren was supposed to be here for today's game with the Islanders, but we're eight minutes from the puck drop and he's not here yet. Sure, traffic getting to this God forsaken place is brutal, but something tells me something's up.

Holmgren is trying like mad to get Shanahan in the fold and may be trying to iron out the final pieces of a one-year deal.

Stay tuned.