Carter Hart Highlights Philadelphia Flyers Impressive Goaltending Pipeline

[LastWordArmy]

Goaltending has been an issue of concern for the Philadelphia Flyers. With players like Carter Hart coming through the pipeline, that could be changing. He highlights a list of Flyers goaltending prospects that could bring a breath of fresh air to the position. Some of a few years away, but they appear to be worth waiting for.

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[BernieParent]

Thanks very much for this article. I have one of those sixth sense feelings -- not that the other five are working -- that Hart won't have an NHL impact and that it will be Sandstrom who will be the Flyers' best hope for a franchise goalie. Maybe it's just pessimism and I hope I am completely wrong.

 

[Embiid]

One of these goalies in the pipeline better become the next decade long legit number 1 starter

Since Hextall's initial rookie year.. our pipeline has been one of a septic tank with lots of number 2 turds flowing in and out of an open sewer line

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Thanks very much for this article. I have one of those sixth sense feelings -- not that the other five are working -- that Hart won't have an NHL impact and that it will be Sandstrom who will be the Flyers' best hope for a franchise goalie. Maybe it's just pessimism and I hope I am completely wrong.

I don't share your intuition about Hart, Bern, but I definitely have the same feelings about Sandstrom. He is basically the Bunny between the pipes, and if between the two of them we don't collect at least seven Cups, I will be both surprised and disappointed.

 

[FlyTimmo]

I am excited for the Felix/Hart debate in a year or two

 

[FLYguy3911]

Won't matter if the D pans out like it should.

 

[Rebels57]

Hart's technique is really impressive. If he can find the perfect balance between using his technique and using his reflexes, he can be a top 10 goalie.

 

[BernieParent]

I am excited for the Felix/Hart debate in a year or two

Why wait?

 

[Bruckuss]

Ecstatic if just 1 of them develops into a true #1, would be unreal to have to decide between 2!

Ron will cream his jeans if we can bring up a bluechip keeper from within to go with the rest, the pool is looking so good, it would be the cherry on top.

If we could be trading excess prospects for quality picks (instead of final pieces), it's gonna be an amazing 10 years for the orange and black.

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

Ive seen Stolarz the most and hes the goalie I'm the most optimistic for. He's huge, but hes athletic and quick.

Hart excites me based on his accomplishments so far.

I know very little about Felix except that he has equal potential as these other guys.

As long as one of them pans out, I'll be happy. But i think Stolie the Goalie has an NHL future

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

One of these goalies in the pipeline better become the next decade long legit number 1 starter

Since Hextall's initial rookie year.. our pipeline has been one of a septic tank with lots of number 2 turds flowing in and out of an open sewer line

Keeping Bobrovsky could have helped ...

 

[PALE PWNR]

Keeping Bobrovsky could have helped ...

I couldn't imagine this team with a 7.5 million dollar goaltender. We'd be in cap hell and most of those years that we would have gotten out of him would have been behind a terribad defense.

 

[Rebels57]

I couldn't imagine this team with a 7.5 million dollar goaltender. We'd be in cap hell and most of those years that we would have gotten out of him would have been behind a terribad defense.

Let me help..

Imagine this team WITH Bobrovsky and WITHOUT MacDonald

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Let me help..

Imagine this team WITH Bobrovsky and WITHOUT MacDonald

 

[Rebels57]

 

[PALE PWNR]

Let me help..

Imagine this team WITH Bobrovsky and WITHOUT MacDonald

Well that would be ideal but Amac was getting that contract. Homer just had to give somebody something before he got "Promoted"

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

So weird having multiple goalie prospects with legit chances to be NHL starters. I remember when the Flyers drafted Stolie . I really wanted Martin Frk with that pick!

 

[Broad Street Elite]

I really do not care which goaltending prospect pans out as long as one of them is capable of being something like a top 15 goalie. Not asking for a multiple Vezina winner here... just a guy capable of regularly being in to .920 range. Anything above that is gravy to me.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Let me help..

Imagine this team WITH Bobrovsky and WITHOUT MacDonald

sounds good to me.

 

[Hockeypete49]

Keeping Bobrovsky could have helped ...

Good grief it's 2017. My drink is half full not half empty.

 

[TheKingPin]

I really do not care which goaltending prospect pans out as long as one of them is capable of being something like a top 15 goalie. Not asking for a multiple Vezina winner here... just a guy capable of regularly being in to .920 range. Anything above that is gravy to me.

Sounds like a vezina player to me haha. But I get what you're saying. We are set pretty well and don't need a game breaker goalie. Just not an incompetent one. Or one scared of the playoffs. That said if we get a game stopper we are going to the best team in the league easily. Going to have to get rid of the salary cap though. Where you at fehr!?

 

[Stizzle]

Clearly the goaltender the Flyers next win a cup with will be Ustimenko. Beating the Bruins in the ECF. He's the Rinaldo pick. It's only right.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

You don't need an elite goalie to win in the salary cap era. So hopefully one of these guys (don't care who) becomes an above average starter. The position is a crapshoot so you'll always have a lot end game variance for better or worse regardless of the players early hype outside of the NHL. So best to keep drafting & hope you hit on one. Also important to keep potential options even if a guy establishes himself at NHL. In case he later falters or gets to a point where he wants a big money contract that isn't ideal with a salary cap.

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

Good grief it's 2017. My drink is half full not half empty.

Doesn't change the fact it was a horrible decision.

Extending Bryzgalov and trading JVR for Luke Schenn were two inexcusable moves.

 

[Daveyyaunce]

Doesn't change the fact it was a horrible decision.

Extending Bryzgalov and trading JVR for Luke Schenn were two inexcusable moves.

Very true. That being said, is this current team a Bobrovsky away from competing? In hindsight, his affordable years would have been wasted on this team.