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Carter Hart was one of the best players for the Flyers last season. The Flyers continue to fight through “Speed” bumps, as they are endured another up and down season. However, believe it or not Hart played well and on most nights gave his team a shot to win. Hart was decisive, as he made some nice 10 bell save after 10 bell save at times.
Hart recently made his Instagram account private, and removed his Flyers bio and social media went through a storm that day. Although, it should be noted that Hart still has Flyers pictures on his account. Through all this, he’s the starting netminder for the orange and black and it turns out he loves the City of Philadelphia, “I’m pretty confident I’m going to be a Flyer. I’m happy to be here, I love playing for this city the organization. I’m happy to be here,” Hart said in his presser on the first day of Training Camp yesterday.
Even so much so, he said he loves the City of Philadelphia, yes loves it:
“I love playing for this city the organization. I’m happy to be here.” – Carter Hart
Lot’s of rumors were swirling that him going private on Instagram was correlated to the Hockey Canada investigation, or that he doesn’t want to be a Flyer anymore. That’s just it, these are rumors, “Danny is a good man, I trust him. I love this city, I love this organization,” Hart said.
In the end no one really knows how the investigation will turn out for these multiple players who are accused of the 2018 Hockey Canada investigation, but until a credible report surfaces with details of punishments/suspensions, they remain just that, rumors. These said players have a right to due process. Now by no means am I discrediting the said victim in the investigation, but these players do have a right to due process.
As it stands, Carter Hart is the franchise goalie for the Flyers as he enters a big contract season in 2023-24. One would think he has a ton of pressure on him, to which he does, but this is nothing unusual. Due to the Flyers lack of success for a few years before Hart’s tenure, he has entered each season with “All eyes on me.” Games would be won or lost because of Hart, this is all not new to him. The Goaltending position has been one of the most pressured positions in Philadelphia, so this season is nothing different for Hart.
He likes John Tortorella and gets along with him due to his honesty, “I think he’s great (John Tortorella), I think he’s great for our group. He’s demanding, but he’s honest. As a player that’s all you can ask for,” Hart said.
Hart got off to a great start to the season, with his Goals Against Average well under two, and his Save Percentage was well over a .920, as well. Then the orange and black and Hart started a trend of winning one and losing one, and none of that fault lies on Hart.
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Hart continues to move post to post well, track pucks well, and has a hot glove hand. He continues to peppered with shots, but his rebound control was quite exquisite last season. This is a young Flyers team, so hopefully this team continues to find their identity at some point this coming season.
In the end, Hart arrived well before he was supposed to report for training camp, and he seemed to be in good spirits. He was smiling throughout camp and Hart believes in this team. Obviously, he is excited for the season to begin, and is happy being in the City of Philadelphia once again.
