NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JANUARY 28: Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on January 28, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The Flyers will enter the 2021-22 season counting on Carter Hart as their top goaltender.
All eyes will be on Hart to rebound from a tumultuous 2020-21 season, in which he finished with the worst single-season save percentage (SV%) among regular NHL goaltenders since the 2009-10 season.
However, it’s important to consider that the role of a “number one” NHL goaltender has changed over the course of time.