Whatever, you don't want Price. I just find it hilarious how the flyers have gone literally decades without a capable starting goalie. And when they seemingly attain one, they let them get away (Officer Bob) before they emerge. The lack of desire from the fanbase to address their biggest problem in franchise history makes me laugh.
Oh cool, so you're going to wait for 2 of your BEST forwards in Giroux an Voracek to get older and move further away from their primes, so some shot in the dark prospect goalies can emerge? "Arguably a top 3 goalie prospect"? Hart hasn't played a single pro game, and you're already given him the nod to be the one to save the day? Even if he becomes a goalie capable of leading a team to a cup, how far away is he from being an NHL starting goalie anyways? Are you going to give a random number? Because that's all you got.
The best young goalies today, didn't become solid starters until they were between 23 and 25. I'm talking Helle, Gibson, Vasilevskiy, etc. Hart is 19 now.
How often does a top prospect goalie NOT end up living up to their hype/potential? Pretty damn often. But okay, Harts your guy...i'm sure the islanders were confident when they got dipietro, or when the jackets got pascal leclaire, or when the panthers got markstrom, or when the senators got lehner...etc, etc. But that's cool, you have a ton of goalies if Hart doesn't work out...like .902 in swedish league Flex Sandstrom. Or some Belarussian who gave up nearly 4 goals a game in the russian junior league playoffs.
The Cup window is closing on the Flyers and here you are lollygagging, waiting for prospects and bandaid goalies. Okay great, go give Lehtonen a 3 year deal and let me know how you feel when you either.
A) miss the playoffs
B) get booted in the first round
But it's okay, because Carter Hart will be here in 3 to 4 years! Yup and Giroux will be 34, Voracek will be 32, Simmonds will be a shell...but it's okay because you got konecny, couturier, patrick, ghost and provorov? Is that a cup winning core? Who the heck knows. All i know is that the flyers are a literal top goalie away NOW from being a legit cup contender TODAY. But horrible goaltending ruins any chances of them being a threat. Oh well, not my problem.