Al Morganti said Samuel Ersson is “so important” to the Flyers and that the goalie’s injury opens the door for rookie Aleksei Kolosov.
The Flyers saw an unsettling development Saturday afternoon in the first period of their game against the Bruins at the Wells Fargo Center.
Samuel Ersson had to exit just 7:36 minutes into the action after talking with head athletic trainer Tommy Alva.
He was ruled out for the game during the second period with a lower-body injury. There was no further word on his status.
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The goaltender made a save 53 seconds prior to leaving. The kick stop resulted in Ersson losing his skate blade, which was quickly fixed by assistant equipment manager John Peters.
Aleksei Kolosov took over in net as Ersson went up the tunnel with Alva. Ivan Fedotov became the club's emergency backup. The Flyers went on to lose, 3-0, as Kolosov stopped 20 of 22 shots. Boston's third goal was an empty-netter.
"I thought he fought," head coach John Tortorella said of the 22-year-old rookie. "It's a hell of a spot to put him in."
The Flyers really can't afford to lose Ersson for any extended period of time. He's their No. 1 and had allowed just one goal over his previous two starts, both wins for the Flyers.
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"You know he's going to show up for every game, he's going to make some huge saves for us and keep us in every game," Nick Seeler said Thursday after the Flyers' 2-1 decision over the Blues. "That's a goalie you want to play in front of."
The team's backup situation is precarious at best with two rookies in Kolosov and Fedotov. The two have five combined starts of NHL experience.
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