Bill Meltzer: Hart Makes CHL History

Bust.

Bart

Good news indeed Still don't count Stollie out of it yet, but the future in goal at least has some nice potential and hope - something we have not had in a few years

No pressure kid. The stereotype of flyers mediocre to terrible goaltending doesn’t rest on your shoulders or anything.

Wow. Very impressive. Congratulations to Carter, can't wait to see him in the next year or so.

Griffen Outhouse

How very unfortunate...

need him NHL ready asap

No pressure kid. The stereotype of flyers mediocre to terrible goaltending doesn’t rest on your shoulders or anything.

Greats like Cechmanyk, Esche, and Leighton?

Greats like Cechmanyk, Esche, and Leighton?
- leafsfann

For all of his flakiness, Cechmanek was a Vezina finalist his first season in the NHL, and won the Jennings his 3rd. Beat Ed Belfour in a 7-Game series in 2002-03. Flyers lost to Ottawa in playoffs in 2002 (scoring just 2 goals the entire series) and 2003 (never scoring more than 2 in any game of the series). The combined 3 games the Flyers won in the two series vs. Ottawa were all via Cechmanek shutouts, one being a 1-0 OT win.

Esche shared the Jennings with Cechmanek in 2002-03. The next year, he outplayed Martin Brodeur and Belfour in the first two rounds of the playoffs and got the Flyers to within a 2-1 loss in Game 7 vs. Tampa of getting to the Cup Final.

Leighton had three shutouts in the 2010 Eastern Conference Final vs. Montreal. In the Cup Final vs. Chicago, he was no worse (but, alas, no better) than Antti Niemi over most of the series up until Patrick Kane's impossible angle Cup winner in OT in Game 6.

Sadly, the Flyers goalies can't all be like all those Vezina-winning goalies the Leafs have had since Johnny Bower and Terry Sawchuk, with all those Cup Finals runs and subsequent Cup rings to show for it in the last 51 years. Maybe the Flyers can someday, we pray, at least unearth the next Andrew Raycroft or post-1993 Felix Potvin for their very own so they needn't look so covetously at all those Leafs netminders who really shined in so many playoff elimination/series clinching situations.

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For all of his flakiness, Cechmanek was a Vezina finalist his first season in the NHL, and won the Jennings his 3rd. Beat Ed Belfour in a 7-Game series in 2002-03. Flyers lost to Ottawa in playoffs in 2002 (scoring just 2 goals the entire series) and 2003 (never scoring more than 2 in any game of the series). The combined 3 games the Flyers won in the two series vs. Ottawa were all via Cechmanek shutouts, one being a 1-0 OT win.

Esche shared the Jennings with Cechmanek in 2002-03. The next year, he outplayed Martin Brodeur and Belfour in the first two rounds of the playoffs and got the Flyers to within a 2-1 loss in Game 7 vs. Tampa of getting to the Cup Final.

Leighton had three shutouts in the 2010 Eastern Conference Final vs. Montreal. In the Cup Final vs. Chicago, he was no worse (but, alas, no better) than Antti Niemi over most of the series up until Patrick Kane's impossible angle Cup winner in OT in Game 6.

Sadly, the Flyers goalies can't all be like all those Vezina-winning goalies the Leafs have had since Johnny Bower and Terry Sawchuk, with all those Cup Finals runs and subsequent Cup rings to show for it in the last 51 years. Maybe the Flyers can someday, we pray, at least unearth the next Andrew Raycroft or post-1993 Felix Potvin for their very own so they needn't look so covetously at all those Leafs netminders who really shined in so many playoff elimination/series clinching situations.
- bmeltzer

😆❤️👍

RUSH HIM

RUSH HIM
- Giroux_Is_God

YYZ

Greats like Cechmanyk, Esche, and Leighton?
- leafsfann

Have you finished licking your wounds yet

If Hextall wanted too, What would be this kids value be on the trade market ? I think it would be insane to trade him but Hextall has said, Anything to make his club better.

For all of his flakiness, Cechmanek was a Vezina finalist his first season in the NHL, and won the Jennings his 3rd. Beat Ed Belfour in a 7-Game series in 2002-03. Flyers lost to Ottawa in playoffs in 2002 (scoring just 2 goals the entire series) and 2003 (never scoring more than 2 in any game of the series). The combined 3 games the Flyers won in the two series vs. Ottawa were all via Cechmanek shutouts, one being a 1-0 OT win.

Esche shared the Jennings with Cechmanek in 2002-03. The next year, he outplayed Martin Brodeur and Belfour in the first two rounds of the playoffs and got the Flyers to within a 2-1 loss in Game 7 vs. Tampa of getting to the Cup Final.

Leighton had three shutouts in the 2010 Eastern Conference Final vs. Montreal. In the Cup Final vs. Chicago, he was no worse (but, alas, no better) than Antti Niemi over most of the series up until Patrick Kane's impossible angle Cup winner in OT in Game 6.

Sadly, the Flyers goalies can't all be like all those Vezina-winning goalies the Leafs have had since Johnny Bower and Terry Sawchuk, with all those Cup Finals runs and subsequent Cup rings to show for it in the last 51 years. Maybe the Flyers can someday, we pray, at least unearth the next Andrew Raycroft or post-1993 Felix Potvin for their very own so they needn't look so covetously at all those Leafs netminders who really shined in so many playoff elimination/series clinching situations.

Oh my, I've been following for a couple of years and this will be the first time that I actually posted anything. This is the best to the point post that I can remember for a long time. Excellent job Bill.

- Mordecai

Skinner showed him in the playoffs what’s up

If Hextall wanted too, What would be this kids value be on the trade market ? I think it would be insane to trade him but Hextall has said, Anything to make his club better.
- twpguy

I would say by trading Hart, he wouldn't be making the team any better. But then there is another goaltender who is promising as well in the system. Ron does need to think about getting a few tougher humans on the team to better protect the future goalies from the few individuals out there that constantly like to "accidentally" run into the goalies.

If Hextall wanted too, What would be this kids value be on the trade market ? I think it would be insane to trade him but Hextall has said, Anything to make his club better.


- twpguy

That is not what Hextall has said.

Guys, what the hell is a captital? How is Vegas going to do their opening performance thing? Are they going to have their knight fight a damn bald eagle? I am losing sleep over this

Guys, what the hell is a captital? How is Vegas going to do their opening performance thing? Are they going to have their knight fight a damn bald eagle? I am losing sleep over this
- YuenglingJagr

They're going to trot Nancy Pelosi out there and have her beat up by the rubber swords.

You guys haven't had top flight goaltending since forever. Hope this guy can be the Next one.

They're going to trot Nancy Pelosi out there and have her beat up by the rubber swords.
- EducatedOpinion

In that case, please have them use real swords.

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Bart
GPerogie
Yesterday @ 11:04 PM ET
Good news indeed Still don't count Stollie out of it yet, but the future in goal at least has some nice potential and hope - something we have not had in a few years

bird_dog_pa
Yesterday @ 11:10 PM ET
No pressure kid. The stereotype of flyers mediocre to terrible goaltending doesn’t rest on your shoulders or anything.
wolfhounds
Yesterday @ 11:26 PM ET
Wow. Very impressive. Congratulations to Carter, can't wait to see him in the next year or so.

Griffen Outhouse


How very unfortunate...
2Real
Today @ 12:40 AM ET
need him NHL ready asap
leafsfann
Today @ 1:02 AM ET
No pressure kid. The stereotype of flyers mediocre to terrible goaltending doesn’t rest on your shoulders or anything.


Greats like Cechmanyk, Esche, and Leighton?
Bill Meltzer
Today @ 3:08 AM ET
Greats like Cechmanyk, Esche, and Leighton?
- leafsfann


For all of his flakiness, Cechmanek was a Vezina finalist his first season in the NHL, and won the Jennings his 3rd. Beat Ed Belfour in a 7-Game series in 2002-03. Flyers lost to Ottawa in playoffs in 2002 (scoring just 2 goals the entire series) and 2003 (never scoring more than 2 in any game of the series). The combined 3 games the Flyers won in the two series vs. Ottawa were all via Cechmanek shutouts, one being a 1-0 OT win.

Esche shared the Jennings with Cechmanek in 2002-03. The next year, he outplayed Martin Brodeur and Belfour in the first two rounds of the playoffs and got the Flyers to within a 2-1 loss in Game 7 vs. Tampa of getting to the Cup Final.

Leighton had three shutouts in the 2010 Eastern Conference Final vs. Montreal. In the Cup Final vs. Chicago, he was no worse (but, alas, no better) than Antti Niemi over most of the series up until Patrick Kane's impossible angle Cup winner in OT in Game 6.

Sadly, the Flyers goalies can't all be like all those Vezina-winning goalies the Leafs have had since Johnny Bower and Terry Sawchuk, with all those Cup Finals runs and subsequent Cup rings to show for it in the last 51 years. Maybe the Flyers can someday, we pray, at least unearth the next Andrew Raycroft or post-1993 Felix Potvin for their very own so they needn't look so covetously at all those Leafs netminders who really shined in so many playoff elimination/series clinching situations


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