Flyers’ Carter Hart is the goalie of the week, as voted by the NHLPA

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Carter Hart got off to a great start to the season, with his Goals Against Average well under three, and his Save Percentage is over a .915, as well. The orange and black are on fire Hart currently has an 9-6-1 record, 2.42 GAA, and a .919 Save Percentage. His success has propelled the Flyers to third place in the Metropolitan Division.

The awards, weekly, continue to come in for Hart. He was nominated as the best goalie for the week of December 4-10. Hart finished that week with a .958 Save Percentage.

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How many times have we heard, “Hart stands on his head for us. Hartsy’s making some big saves,” from Scott Laughton, or “He was really good tonight,” by John Tortorella.

This past Saturday unbeknown to many people. Hart earned his 93rd career victory, putting him in a tie with with Wayne Stephenson for fourth All-Time in franchise history. Mind you he is only 25-years-old. This kid just continues to shoot up the franchise Goaltending leaderboard, and has been doing it quietly.

This teams identity is to battle and play hard, while remaining competitive. This is a young Flyers team, so hopefully this team continues to find their footing.

Fortunately, this young Flyers team claws their way back into games, and continues to fight in large part to some timely saves by Hart and Samuel Ersson. This young man in Hart has electrified the fan base, and has cemented himself as the guy between the pipes for the orange and black for years to come. Let’s make no mistake about it, this is Hart’s net this year. There is no Goalie controversy in Philadelphia for once, Hart is the future of this team.

Every young player will have their ups and downs. It’s just the way sports is. Every sports player at some point throughout their career has encountered a down, and yes even Carey Price fought through some downs in his rookie campaign. It’s a fact, Hart is one darn good Goaltender.