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The Philadelphia Flyers appear ready to make a goaltending change Wednesday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres http://www.officialhurricanes.com/authentic-adidas-rod-brind_amour-jersey , who are going so well they just want things to stay just the way they are.While indications on Tuesday were that Alex Lyon, who played in 11 NHL games last season, would make his season debut for the Flyers in the game at KeyBank Center, the Sabres will be trying to extend their winning streak to seven games.Buffalo scored four straight goals, capped by team captain Jack Eichel’s overtime winner Monday night in a comeback 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.Article continues below ...It was the third comeback win on a three-game road trip for the Sabres (13-6-2), who are on a six-game winning streak for the first time since Dec. 27, 2009-Jan. 8, 2010.“There’s a bit of confidence now because we’ve done it a few times,” Eichel said after the game. “I think it’s a trust and a belief in each other. You look at the room, I think the guys are believing the next guy’s going to get the job done and set you up for your shifts.“We’re a pretty tight bunch right now for how many new guys have come into this team. I think we’re getting really close right now and we’re doing it for each other, and I think that’s the biggest thing. Everyone out there doesn’t want to let the guy next to them down.”The Sabres also defeated the Winnipeg Jets and the Minnesota Wild on the trip.“I thought that was a heck of a road trip against three really good hockey teams,” Eichel said.The Flyers (9-9-2) have not played since losing 6-5 in overtime at home Saturday to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Flyers Scott Darling Jersey , who scored four goals in the third period to force overtime Saturday, finished the homestand at 2-2-1.With injuries to goaltenders Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth, Cal Pickard was in goal Saturday for the Flyers. In eight appearances, Pickard has a 4.60 goals-against average and an .852 save percentage.Lyon, 25, who was recalled last week from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL, left the ice first at practice Tuesday, an indication that he will start in Buffalo, although Flyers coach Dave Hakstol did not reveal his choice.“We’ve probably generated more offense over the past three games than we had in the previous five games,” Hakstol said. “The opportunities are coming. We weren’t able to finish. We’ve talked about different things we can do a little better — simplifying thing, making sure we’re getting to the net. To have the floodgates open in the third period the other night was needed and was a good thing for us. I hope we’ll be able to keep generating opportunities, and obviously the most important thing is to continue to finish.”The Flyers have a 104-83 advantage in shots on goal over the past three games but have been outscored 11-6.“I’ve prepared the right way Youth Sebastian Aho Jersey ,” Lyon said.“I’m just sticking to the same game plan. I just tried to go out and have a really good practice (Tuesday), and whenever the situation may call, I’ll be ready for it.”The Flyers will need to be at their best against the surging Sabres.“They’re a good team,” Flyers center Sean Couturier said. “They’re streaking right now. They’ve got a lot of talent, a lot of skill. It’s going to be a tough game, a big challenge. We’ll be ready.”If goaltending is a question for the Flyers, the Sabres have had good work from their goalie, Carter Hutton, who stopped 36 of 40 shots on Monday, including an important save when the Penguins had a two-on-none chance during a Sabres power play in the first period.Hutton also made a big save on Phil Kessel during a 29-second spell in the second period when Pittsburgh had a five-on-three power play.“I think the key moment of the game, obviously, was the five-on-three Authentic Teuvo Teravainen Jersey ,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said.The Sabres have won five games when trailing after two periods, a league best.“It’s just unbelievable, the resiliency,” Housley said. “This road trip, it’s tough. It says a lot about this group in there, the character and the fight they showed (Monday).” Jim Nill could have picked anyone from an extensive list of experienced out-of-work NHL coaches to fill the Dallas Stars‘ vacancy.Darryl Sutter has won the Stanley Cup twice, Dan Bylsma once, Alain Vigneault has made the Final twice and Dave Tippett is widely considered one of the best in hockey. Any of them could’ve been a nice fit, but the Stars general manger wanted to be comprehensive in his search.”The game is changing, life changes, and we wanted to make sure that we didn’t forget somebody,” Nill said. ”Let’s not leave anything Womens Victor Rask Jersey , any leaf unturned, every door open, let’s look at every candidate.”Dallas decided last week on University of Denver coach Jim Montgomery to replace franchise legend Ken Hitchcock, who returned for one season almost two decades after leading the Stars to the Cup. Nill’s front office is far from the only one looking outside the box to college, junior and Europe for coaching candidates, a trend that could lead to far more teams going beyond retreads with the hope of finding the next great mind behind the bench.”It’s more kind of an evolution of the game itself,” said Philadelphia coach Dave Hakstol, who was hired out of the University of North Dakota in the summer of 2015 and has gotten the Flyers to the playoffs twice in three seasons. ”There are so many good people coaching at different levels. For a lot of years it seems that maybe the college-coaching level was maybe bypassed for some of the opportunities. But I think when you look at the quality of coaching in the college game today … there’s some real talented people.”Before Hakstol and Montgomery, it had been since Herb Brooks in 1987 and Bob Johnson in 1982 that a coach went from the NCAA ranks directly to the NHL. Outside of now-San Jose’s Peter DeBoer and ex-Pittsburgh coach Mike Johnston, junior hockey hasn’t funneled many straight to the NHL, and there have only been two European-born head coaches: Ivan Hlinka and Alpo Suhonen in the early 2000s.It’s far more common for teams to mine the American Hockey League and NHL staffs for head jobs, and that’s usually a necessary step. Tampa Bay’s Jon Cooper came from the United States Hockey League but spent time in the AHL before the Lightning elevated him Alex DeBrincat Jersey , and longtime Quebec Major Junior Hockey League coach Benoit Groulx is on the same path now with the NHL in his near future.Buffalo’s Phil Housley got some experience as the U.S. world junior coach but went right from high school hockey to being an assistant in Nashville. And Rod Brind’Amour spent seven seasons as an assistant after his playing days were over before being named Carolina’s coach on Tuesday.Hurricanes GM Don Waddell said Brind’Amour’s ”fresh ideas, ability to motivate and understanding of what it takes to bring a championship” to Carolina set him apart. As the New York Rangers look to fill their job after firing Vigneault and other openings come up in the next few offseasons, there will be plenty of fresh coaches to choose from.Boston University’s David Quinn has been linked to the Rangers but will stay at least one more year and run the U.S. world junior team before likely being the next to graduate from college to the NHL. Sweden national coach Rikard Gronborg might also be in the mix sooner than later.”I’ve kind of done all that stuff and coached some of the best players in the world,” Gronborg told Sportsnet recently. ”Now I’m interested to have my ideas, to (implement) them over a period of time and do them overseas, and kind of challenging the coaching community over in the NHL. I bring a different perspective on things.”Germany national coach Marco Sturm also brings a different perspective after playing 14 NHL seasons and leading an unheralded team to capture the silver medal at the most recent Olympics. Sturm would like to coach in the NHL but said: ”I’m only 39 years old, I’ve still got time and I’m still learning and I want to learn and we’ll see what the future presents.”With an eye on the future, Nill looked at the present success of young coaches like Cooper and New Jersey’s John Hynes and widened his net. It ended with Montgomery and perhaps a new thought process from Nill on how to go through coaching searches.”Once we went through this process, I just think … who was Scott Bowman? Someone gave him a chance,” Nill said. ”Who was Mike Babcock? Somebody gave him a chance. This is a guy that he deserves a chance.”—AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins in Dallas contributed.—