Have I said the future is bright in net for the Philadelphia Flyers? Well, maybe I have, but let me reiterate it again. If all things go as planned, the Flyers have nothing to worry about in terms of goaltending beyond this year.
Why's that? His name is Sergei Bobrovsky, the 22-year-old goalie signed out of Russia this offseason, who saw his first professional game action in North America against the New Jersey Devils in the Flyers 4-3 shootout victory in their preseason opener.
Bobrovsky was excellent as he stopped all seven shots he faced during the third period, and overtime while turning away three of the Devils four shooters in the shootout. Not being tested until about midway through the third, Bobrovsky had four stellar saves.
On one occasion, "Bob" went from post-to-post to make a marvelous pad save on a cross-ice one-timing pass on Jamie Langenbrunner that would have been a goal on many goalies, including the Flyers starter Michael Leighton. Later in the third, Bobrovsky flashed his leather, stoning Devil Jason Arnott from point blank range.
The plan for Bobrovsky was to play only 20 minutes against Jersey, but thanks to a Danny ...
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Sergei Bobrovsky Displays Serious Potential in NHL Debut With Flyers
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