U18 Worlds wrap-up: Which risers and fallers could be targets for the Philadelphia Flyers? - PHLY Sports

U18 Worlds wrap-up: Which risers and fallers could be targets for the Philadelphia Flyers? - PHLY Sports

The U18 World Juniors are over. A Canada team that (on paper) were a slight cut below the usual standard won, romping the favored Swedes in the final by a 7-0 score. The attendance in the Dallas, Texas suburbs might have been disappointing, with only 1,300 people showing up for the final – probably half of whom were scouts and team staff from all levels of hockey - but the tournament itself was not. Aside from the most ardent fans of junior inte…

Why it’s too soon for Flyers to give up on Sam Ersson

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% an…