The numbers aren’t sparkling. Across parts of three NHL seasons, Sam Ersson has an .888 save percentage (SV%), 2.98 goals against average (GAA), and a minus-23 goals saved above expected (GSAx, according to MoneyPuck) through his career with the Flyers. Sure, the team has been bad through most of that span, but those are worrying numbers any way you slice it, and the 2024-25 season was Ersson’s worst: in 47 games, he finished with an .883 SV% and 3.14 GAA, and the worst GSAx in the league with minus-19.9.
It’s good to remember, though, that Sam Ersson is just 25 years old.