Because really, that's what the start of this Flyers season boils down to. With Sean Couturier and Wayne Simmonds yet to see actual game action as they recover from their respective lower body surgeries, with Andrew MacDonald rushing back to action and looking that way, with Travis Sanheim looking to shake off an apparent shoulder injury incurred during the Flyers' last game against the Rangers — how the Flyers begin the season six days from now hinges on a goaltending situation that is as uncertain as it was when they last played a game for real.
Brian Elliott is the starter.