Date Published: 12-10-2022
Photo Credit: Our very own Shaylah Rice
Bumps in the road happen for everyone, whether it’s at work or at home. That’s just part of life. Everyone will have a bump in the road at some point or another, and athletes are no different. They are humans too, it’s the nature of the business. Fortunately, Hart and the Flyers continue to fight through “Speed” bumps, as they are enduring an up and down season at the moment. However, believe it or not Hart has played well and has given his team a shot on most nights, including last night against the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Hart was decisive, and he made 10 bell save after 10 bell save.
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. Now the orange and black and Hart are winning one and losing one, and none of that fault lies on Hart. Hart currently has an 8-8-5 record, 2.75 GAA, and a .913 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 bailed us out a few times. That always helps,” from Kevin Hayes.
Yesterday was not on Carter Hart, and for some reason the Flyers started off well through the first five minutes of the first period. They continue to battle and play hard, while remaining competitive. This is a young Flyers team, so hopefully this teams finds their identity at some point since they are becoming healthier.
“Hart was good,” Scott Laughton said following the game, while Carter Hart says, “Not the result we wanted, but a hard fought point against a really good team.” As mentioned above, this young Flyers team claws their way back into games, and continues to fight in large part to some timely saves by Hart.
Hart deserves better. Yes, the team was decimated with injuries at one point, especially up front, however, they can play the right way. If the team played the right way and stopped with the self-inflicting wounds with turnovers, then this team may not being predicament they are now. Let’s hope they get their acts together, and are able to right the ship against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday at 7pm.
