If you want to argue that Paul Holmgren and Hextall erred in signing both players to such long, costly contracts – or that Hextall should have found a better short-term solution at goaltender – you'll get no disagreement here. But what's done is done. As for Simmonds, because his contract expires after this season and his $3.975 million cap number is so reasonable, the Flyers might yet be able to trade him at the Feb. 25 deadline, provided the demand for him increases. The only way to know that is to wait, which, painful as it might be, is the best and only option for the Flyers right now.