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The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
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The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
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NHLI via Getty Images4. Moving forward, is goaltending the biggest issue facing the Flyers?
Yes. This summer both Martin Biron and Antero Niittymaki are unrestricted free agents. Biron is the No. 1, and so the big question is what general manager Paul Holmgren decides to do with Biron. The Flyers must decide if there is a goalie available to them via free agency or trade who would represent an upgrade on Biron. There aren’t many goalies available, but if Philadelphia management comes to the conclusion that there is someone available who would be better than Biron, then it must try to work things out financially taking into account the salary cap in order to bring that goalie aboard. But the catch 22 to that scenario is while the Flyers are working on trying to replace Biron, he could sign somewhere else. Holmgren has to be careful not to end up worse off in goal for next season.
Biron seems to lack focus during the regular season. This past season he was unable to put together long stretches of good games. He becomes far more focused and consistent in the playoffs. What Holmgren needs to ask himself is whether Biron’s play in the regular season ends up costing the Flyers a higher seed in the playoffs? Re-signing Biron would not be a bad move, but is there a better move out there for the Flyers?
Niittymaki hasn’t been able to win consistently so if he’s re-signed, it would likely be to fill in as a backup to whoever is the No. 1 netminder.
Without a doubt, the Flyers goaltending for next season will grab the most attention over the summer, but another key issue will be addressing the team’s lack of discipline. The Flyers took too many bad penalties. And at least in part, the blame for that falls at the feet of coach John Stevens. Left wing Scott Hartnell led the league in minor penalties. Also, the Flyers power play to penalty kill ratio was the worst in the NHL (-77).
The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
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