Samuel Ersson struggled early last season with momentum saves, when used as a backup netminder, that would eventually turn the page on the game in the Flyers favor. However, when he took over the helm as a number one netminder following the departure of Carter Hart, Ersson became a stone wall for the most part. Sure he struggled a bit down the stretch, in large part due to workload, however, he managed to still put forth a good season.
Flyers’ Head Coach John Tortorella noticed his increased workload down the stretch, and he managed to use him more effectively over the course of the past month of the season. Ersson was pretty impressive with his rebound control, and he made timely saves most notably against the San Jose Sharks. He moves laterally from post to post well, and he has also donned a new goalie mask in the same token this season.For his efforts, Ersson had a good year last year. So much so, he owned the 19th best GAA in Flyers history with a 2.87. That’s actually better than Carter Hart’s career 2.94 GAA as a Flyer.
This season has been a bit of a roller coaster for him. When healthy, you please very well, but he has sustained two notable lower body injuries. Unfortunately, it usually takes him two or three games to come back strong from each said injury.
Fortunately, Ersson has been playing very well lately. Even so much so, he has been officially added to Team Sweden’s roster for the upcoming Four Nations Faceoff Tournament.
He is 8-2, with a .930 Save Percentage in his last 10 starts, so this is quite an honor for Ersson and the Flyers.
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