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The Philadelphia Flyers are attempting to trade for a new goalie, won't buy out their old goalie , and are engaged in trade talks that would add a star winger to a cap-strapped roster that missed the playoffs because of a terrible defense.

After TSN reported the Flyers had agreed to a four-year, $21 million deal with Mark Streit, general manager Paul Holmgren said that wasn't the case on Monday night, but that he was "confident" of getting the veteran defenseman under contract.

The Flyers have acquired veteran defenseman Mark Streit from the Islanders for minor-league RW Shane Harper and a fourth-round draft pick in 2014.

And while the Flyers put together a nice run to close the lockout-shortened 2013 campaign, it was too little too late for a team many pundits predicted could claim the Eastern Conference and possibly the Stanley Cup.

Yesterday, hockey took a similarly giant leap toward protecting its greatest assets by making mandatory the use of half-shield facial visors.

Just filed to @ newsdaysports : sources say #Isles captain Mark Streit will not return.

The NHL salary cap is dropping from $70.2M to $64.3M, and the Flyers currently find themselves projected to be $6+M over that figure.