In trying to fill the 6-foot-by-4-foot void that has sabotaged so many promising seasons, the Flyers have rolled the dice on their fair share of goalie flakes. Roman Cechmanek, so irked at his teammates, once left his net while the puck was in play. Ilya Bryzgalov always seemed more concerned with solar systems than stopping pucks.
To channel his inner self, Robert Esche stopped talking for months, earning the nickname “Silent Bob,” a nod to the movie “Clerks.”
So longtime Flyers fans may be a tad alarmed to learn that 18-year-old Carter Hart, the most touted and anticipated goaltender in a system full of them, has been working with a sports psychologist since he was 10.