Carter Hart and Brian Elliott, Philadelphia Flyers (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Due to the condensed schedule created thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was one position that was going to be more important than ever in this truncated NHL season. Goaltending. The Flyers were no exception, neither is Brian Elliott.
With 56 games packed into 5 months of action the need for teams to have not just one, but two competent goaltenders on hand was going to be crucial to team success. In this 100m dash of a season having fresh legs to rely on between the pipes was priority #1.