Holmgren 'absolutely' wants Timonen back with Flyers
/The Philadelphia Inquirer describes how Kimmo Timonen, 39, may have lost a step with age, but Flyers GM Paul Holmgren points out "that's where the hockey sense and smartness come into play."
Does Holmgren want Timonen, who will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, back next year?
"Absolutely," Holmgren said. "We've talked a couple times during the year and put it on the shelf, and we'll talk again in a couple months. I know his family is very big in his life, and his kids are getting older and he wants to be around them more. But he loves to compete, and if he wants to come back, we'll figure it out."
Timonen, for his part, says he hasn't decided anything about retirement yet and will wait until sometime after the playoffs.