Samuel Ersson struggled somewhat early in the season, mainly with his timing of saves. He wasn’t terrible, but he hasn’t made that save either. What I mean is he didn’t made that momentum save, that turns the page on the game in the Flyers favor. He was pretty solid in relief of Hart at times, but he gave up another two goals that lead to the Buffalo Sabres winning the game 5-2 (One empty net goal). Ersson was pretty impressive with his rebound control in the pre-season and Ersson made timely saves. He moves laterally from post to post well, and has donned a new goalie mask in the same token this season.
That was then, and this is now. Since then, Samuel Ersson is 6-0-1 with a 1.93 GAA, and a .916 Save Percentage in his last seven games played. The Flyers are reaping the benefit of some awesome backup goaltending. Ersson time and time again gets the job done, “He just continues to get better, making key saves at key times. Goaltending has been good, it’s given us a chance every night for a while here. He came up with the extra save, and we found a way to get two points,” said John Tortorella following the Flyers victory against the Washington Capitals
The accolades are starting to come in, as Ersson has been voted as one of the top goaltenders of the week by the NHL for this past week. He was 3-0, with a 1.95 GAA, and one shutout. Ersson deserves this award, and congratulations on a job well done.
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