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Brian Elliott, Flyers’ new-look defense showing positive signs

Goalie Brian Elliott makes save on a shot by Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez during the Flyers’ 5-2 win Thursday.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Flyers' goals-against average has floated between awful and "Do-you-think-we-should-call-that Bryzgalov guy?" for most of the season's first month.

The goaltenders unquestionably deserve lots of the blame, but right winger Wayne Simmonds pointed his finger elsewhere the other day.

"We were playing awful," Simmonds said about the rest of the team. "We were chasing on the outside, giving everything up on the inside.