Yep.
Fact: Both Mason and Neuvirth are good goalies. Each is good enough to be part of a team that goes far in the playoffs. Neither is elite, nor will they be. Both will steal a game here and there and both will lose a game or two (or a few more than that) here and there. That's how it goes. Most teams are in that boat. Neither was the reason for the two losses this weekend. Very few teams have elite goalies. So what needs to be done is to make the rest of the team better.* It's not an easy thing do to and will take some more time to get a better player mix through trades and maturation of younger players.
* first person to say the answer is to "get CV out of the lineup" gets a kick in the pucks
- Scoob
This.. Outside of the truly elite, goalies are so volatile on a year-to-year basis. There are only 2 or 3 of them in the league at one time, so its not like the Flyers will be able to pull one of them from their hats.
Mason's struggles may benefit the flyers in the long run. They should be able to sign him for a short-term deal, and maybe even at less of a cap hit.