Huge pressure gets added on Carter Hart’s shoulders!

The Philadelphia Flyers were handed a tough blow earlier this week when it was confirmed that goalie Carter Hart is out for the remainder of the regular season due to an MCL sprain in his left knee.

This came almost at the same time that it was set in stone that the Flyers failed to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs after reaching the Eastern Conference Second Round last season. They were eliminated from contention when they lost 5-3 at the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. The Flyers can finish no higher than fifth in the eight-team MassMutual East Division.

And so, the team is already looking ahead to the 2021-22 season. NHL.com has published an article on what the Flyers should correct for next year, but also dressed a list of reasons for optimism for the coming campaign. 

Hart lands on top of it. We wonder if this could be too much to handle for Carter, who lands with more pressure than ever before after a tough season that ended with a devastating injury: 

“Hart struggled this season, including an .877 save percentage that ranks last among the 29 goalies to play at least 25 games this season, and he played his last game April 15 because of a sprained MCL in his left knee. But the 22-year-old is the third-youngest goalie in the NHL to play at least five games this season, and his .915 save percentage the previous two seasons was tied for 13th among goalies to play at least 70 games. Hart’s upside remains very promising.”

Let’s hope Hart can handle the pressure and go back to his old ways as he was indeed very promising ahead of the shortened season. 

We can only hope for the Flyers he gets back on track once he recovers from the injury.