For any hockey team, losing a goaltender can be backbreaking for your season. Whether you are competing for a Stanley Cup or attempting a rebuild, losing your goalie can be devastating.
As they say, they are the last line of defence and usually one of the key pieces for any franchise.
They are a player who can determine the course of a team's fate throughout a game and a season.
The Flyers this year seem to be having trouble keeping their goalies healthy. Recently, Flyers goaltender and starter Carter Hart went down with an upper-body injury, which has been diagnosed as a three to six-week sideline.
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It appears the second goaltender in their ranks has been injured. Felix Sandstrom, one of the goalies attempting to become Hart's backup, was hurt during the first period and did not return.
Due to the injury being so recent, there's no timeline on when Sandstrom will return to The Phantoms. They played against the Hartford Wolfpack and won 5-4 in overtime