Most of Philadelphia, the surrounding area, and Flyers fans abroad gasped for air when Carter Hart left midway through the scrimmage on Tuesday with apparent back spasms, according to Colby Cohen. I’m sure people banged their desks, grabbed their heads, and pulled their hair when the needs dropped. The Flyers playoff hopes were dashed by some.
Well, today we have some good news to report. Carter Hart was seen working out and taking shots from at least four different Flyers players today following the scrimmage in Voorhees, NJ.
Head Coach Alain Vigneault provided an update on Hart floeinv practice, “The reason we didn’t put him in practice basically today is because it was a scrimmage and he hadn’t skated for the last two days. We felt that it was smart. In talking with Kim and Jim, we felt it was smarter to put him out on his own. Let him take a good number of shots and see how he feels. He came out and feels good. Everything should be good to go tomorrow.”
Carter Hart was just spectacular for the most part in just his first full season for the Flyers. Harttacular posted a 24-13-3 record, with a 2.42 GAA (8th best in the league), and a .914 Save Percentage. What more could one expect from a 21-year-old in just his first full season in the NHL. At home he was lights out accumulating a 20-3-2 record, 1.63 GAA, and a .943 Save Percentage. Simply put, Hart proved he was the franchise Goaltender the Flyers have needed since President Reagan was in office.Â
The fans of Philadelphia have been buzzing over Carter Hart and the Flyers, in regards to their playoff hopes with their star netminder. Well, hopefully you can hear a sigh of relief after reading this article. Harttacular should be back to practice tomorrow. Lettt’s go Flyersss
Oskar Lindblom Update:
“Oskar’s a great young man,” Vigneault said, “He battled real hard. We expect him to play at some point here in the near future. He’s been working out. He’s been skating. He wanted to go home and see his family, which is obviously normal and expected after beating the cancer. We do think in a short amount of time here, he’ll be back with our group and skating with the boys on the ice. Depending on how quick and how good he feels, at some point he might be able to help us in the near future.”
Vigneault further states, “I figure at some point when we’re in Toronto here, he’ll come back and meet the team. It was very important for him to go home and see his family. We understand that. At some point in the next little while, I expect him to join us in Toronto.”
