A complete overhaul was not needed, but the Philadelphia Flyers needed to make some adjustments that went beyond fine-tuning to their roster in the offseason.
The goal behind those moves is returning to the playoffs in 2013-14.
General manager Paul Holmgren has never been shy about making offseason moves, and this summer has been no different.
The Flyers were largely seen as a team that failed to qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs because of deficiencies in goal and on defense, and both of those areas have been addressed.
The biggest change came in net, as the disappointing Ilya Bryzgalov was bought out and the Flyers turned to Ray Emery to come in and battle Steve Mason for the No. 1 goalie position.
Mason was brought in late in the 2013 regular season from Columbus and looked quite sharp (1.90 goals-against average and .944 save percentage) in his end-of-season seven-game run with the Flyers.
Nobody expects Mason to become a dominant goalie, but he's at least in the competition with Emery for the starting position.
Emery was one of the C ...
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