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In an effort to solve their unending goaltending woes, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Michal Neuvirth as a backup to Steve Mason for two years and $3.25 M.
While goaltending is a problem for Philadelphia and Neuvirth will alleviate some problems, what the Flyers need is scoring. Players to back up Claude Giroux and to score goals. But the more I consider this signing, the more I like it. Mason is injury-prone, and Neuvirth will be a decent backup that could help the Flyers on the defensive end.
The bad part of this deal is that Neuvirth isn’t as reliable as Mason. We saw this in Washington, when Braden Holtby showed him up. The Flyers did much better last season with Mason in net, even holding their own against the Bruins until Brad Marchand scored those overtime goals to give the B’s the win.
The Flyers are a team on the brink of tanking. Their goaltending has improved, but what they need is scorers because Giroux is not enough.
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