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Can scoring camouflage Flyers’ goaltending, penalty-killing concerns?

The Flyers' first two lines look dynamic, and the third line figures to feature a right winger, Wayne Simmonds, who is healthy again and could return to 30-goal form. The defense also has some nice offensive components.

In other words, scoring shouldn't be a problem for a team that opens its season in Las Vegas on Thursday.

But for the umpteenth straight year, there are questions about the goaltending. Major questions. It's not that Brian Elliott, who is expected to handle most of the duties, doesn't have a solid resume. He does. Elliott, however, is coming off core-muscle surgery in February and a hip operation a few months later.