hf101 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Ericksson chose Vancouver over the Flyers. Chalk up another goaltending mistake on HolmgrenThe Flyers appear to have made a mistake in signing Hovinen rather than signing Eriksson and allowing him all the time he needed to be ready to come over to North America. He'd have been on the final year of an entry-level deal next season as a Phantoms rookie.Over in Sweden, Eriksson split playing time with Skellefteå roughly in half with Markus Svensson. Eriksson started 30 games, posting a 1.67 GAA, .931 save percentage, 21 wins and five shutouts. Svensson played in 27 games,with a 2.04 GAA, .919 save percentage, 17 wins and three shutouts. In the first round of the playoffs, the two netminders continued to share playing time. Thereafter, a red-hot Eriksson became the go-to goalie for the duration of the postseason.Ultimately, Eriksson backstopped Skellefteå to the Swedish championship. During his magnificent playoff run, he posted three shutouts, 1.06 goals against average and .952 save percentage.Meltzer has the write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Ericksson chose Vancouver over the Flyers. Chalk up another goaltending mistake on HolmgrenIt's way too early to pin a mistake on Homer. We have to wait and see if Ericksson develops into anything first. Let's re-examine in about 5 yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Chalk up another goaltending mistake on HolmgrenIt not even that it's was a mistake, the worse part is that the guy they chose to go with instead can't even shine on a ECHL teeam....man when they miss THEY MISS!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I think this says it all:Based on advice from scout and former pro goalie Neil Little, the Flyers felt the waiting time on Hovinen to be ready for North American hockey would be shorter than the wait on Eriksson. They signed the big Finn and chose to relinquish Eriksson's rights. Eriksson became a free agent for NHL purposes in the summer of 2011.No patience. Period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Those are some impressive numbers. Have you guys had the same goaltending scout all along? They did well with Bob, but just reading all you guys' posts all the time they seem pretty inconsistent?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom88 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 At that point, rushing was their game plan. The pipeline was bare, and Backlund was on his way out. I want to know why they didn't try both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 At that point, rushing was their game plan. The pipeline was bare, and Backlund was on his way out. I want to know why they didn't try both.Holmgren is always at the max 50 contracts. He had to choose, who would be ready first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Holmgren is always at the max 50 contracts. He had to choose, who would be ready first.In Heeter we trust!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackhole Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Based on advice from scout and former pro goalie Neil LittleWait....... Neil Little was a pro? Glad he's our scout, hey, why not make him goalie coach! Awww, yeah, that was mean, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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