Prospect Info: Round 2, Pick 48, Carter Hart, G, Everett (WHL)

[Beef Invictus]

Hart is listed as 6’2” but he seems taller looking at him compared to where the crossbar is on him.
Bobrovsky is listed as 6’2” but I always thought he looked smaller in net.

Bob has always played small.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Bob has always played small.

"Squirrelly" I believe is the technical term.

 

[Beef Invictus]

"Squirrelly" I believe is the technical term.

More of a crab in his case

 

[Embiid]

More of a crab in his case

He used to get sniped over the shoulder when he was here....they quickly fixed that in Columbus and became to our chagrin a Vezina goalie. Carter should now stem our goalie blood letting.

 

[deadhead]

Hextall should get his name on the Cup when the Flyers win it just for drafting Hart.

The kid is obviously a work in progress, his rebound control can be shaky, but even in a month he's gotten better at redirecting shots into the corner.
Can be beat high on the short side but requires a perfect shot.
Can struggle a little with contact in the crease due to his size.

Right now he's a good, but not great goalie, but the most consistent goalie we've had since Elliott last fall, and has a strong history of durability (69, 68, 69 games the last three years). Probably a couple seasons away from becoming a true franchise goalie at oh, the ripe old age of 22.

I figured he'd need 3 or 4 months in LHV, he started there pretty shaky, .901 S% in 17 games doesn't inspire confidence, but talk about climbing the learning curve! His mental toughness may be his best attribute, preternatural for a 20 year old goalie.

It's starting to look the like Hockey Gods decided we were due for a break, keep your fingers crossed.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

 

[deadhead]

It would be nice to get Hughes or Kukko, but is anyone else an instant savior?
And the odds of getting one of those two, even with a complete tank, is less than 50%.
I mean we already have Frost and Farabee in the wings, along with a bunch of other solid prospects.
Play Hart but sell at the TDL, let the kids get experience, and buy in June.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

 

[Tripod]

It would be nice to get Hughes or Kukko, but is anyone else an instant savior?
And the odds of getting one of those two, even with a complete tank, is less than 50%.
I mean we already have Frost and Farabee in the wings, along with a bunch of other solid prospects.
Play Hart but sell at the TDL, let the kids get experience, and buy in June.

I don't think you would find many people wanting anything different....unless a "real" hockey trade presents itself.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

 

[Limeyjim]

I think the Carter Hart fan club should be named "The Hart Foundation"!
I'm so happy that the Flyers finally have a decent starting goalie!

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

I think the Carter Hart fan club should be named "The Hart Foundation"!
I'm so happy that the Flyers finally have a decent starting goalie!

COULD MAKE A COOL MASK DESIGN.

 

[wankstifier]

Hannibal Lecter himself

Whatever keeps Hart from the injury bug!

 

[lancer247]

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COULD MAKE A COOL MASK DESIGN.

Brett Hart is from Calgary nd probably a Flames fan so he’d probably sue a kid from EDM for copyrights infringements.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

 

[Embiid]

Yeah I'm not changing my username to Anthony Stolarz…..

 

[Lotusflower]

Bob has always played small.

Bob always wants to make the spectacular save and because of his athleticism he makes those kinds more than most but its not conducive to consistency against the top teams.

I feel like Wentz on the Eagles has a similar problem.

 

[trostol]

so whats the story here?? its it to keep him in game shape since of the gye week or he back there for good?

 

[Rebels57]

so whats the story here?? its it to keep him in game shape since of the gye week or he back there for good?

As Fletcher explained earlier this week and again today, its to keep him in game shape.

 

[deadhead]

Hart has had a heavy workload the last three years, so he's used to playing 3-4 times a week, and they're probably worried that 9 days off could cause him to lose his mojo, so they want to keep him sharp.

 

[Embiid]

Fletcher is gonna watch him like a "hawk"....oh wait..that was what control freak Hextall said about Ghost when he was first brought up due to an injury. The rest is history...

 

[Superman33]

Hart has had a heavy workload the last three years, so he's used to playing 3-4 times a week, and they're probably worried that 9 days off could cause him to lose his mojo, so they want to keep him sharp.

I went from playing 3-4 games plus 2 practices a week in high school to playing 1 game plus 2 practices a week Freshman year of college and my game fell off the map. I never really had "formal" training in how to play goalie though. At 6'4 I took up a lot of net and then relied on my instincts, ability to read a hockey game, reflexes, and flexibility. Without being on the ice regularly, I wasn't able to stay in a "groove" and my lack of fundamentals became glaring.

I'd like to think Carter has a bit more training and fundamentals than I did and therefor could get by without playing for a week, but I'm okay with them not risking it.

 

[landsbergfan]

Since I haven't been around here too long, it has become a new favorite game of mine to go back to the first page of a thread to see what people said.

There are some good ones in these draft pick threads.

 

[Jtown]

I think the Carter Hart fan club should be named "The Hart Foundation"!
I'm so happy that the Flyers finally have a decent starting goalie!

let's introduce Markelle Fultz to this guy.