Flyers Year End Player Awards
It’s about that time of year for reflection and end of the year awards. I am going to give out rookie of the year, most improved player and the teams most valuable player.
Rookie of the Year: Oskar Lindblom
The Flyers rookie of the year goes to Oskar Lindblom. What about Hart? Relax he’s coming. Lindblom had a total of 33 points, 17 goals, and 16 assists. These are good numbers for a rookie. Beyond the numbers, though Lindblom was at times in the year the Flyers hottest producer and showed some real potential to be a top player on this team in the future. He saw some occasional power play time and gelled well with Flyers top guys. He seemed to fit and have good chemistry with Voracek and Giroux when they were on the ice together which is really what you want to see from young guys.
Most Improved: Scott Laughton
The Flyers most improved player of the year is Scott Laughton. Laughton finished the year with 12 goals and 20 assists for 32 points improving by over 10 points from last year. Points were not the reason Laughton received this award though, it was his defensive play on the ice and things he did away from the puck that stood out so much this year. Oh, yea and he won over 54% of his faceoffs. Laughton clearly studies the game and it shows with this on ice abilities.
Most Valuable: Carter Hart
The Flyers most valuable players this year goes to Carter Hart. There is really no other choice here. The kid is a stud and Flyers would have been playing meaningless hockey in February if not for Hart. He pulled this team from the trashcan around January and took them on an amazing run at a playoff spot. Hart had a 16-13 record to end the year, (a few of those losses came toward the end of the year when the Flyers clearly gave up), goals against of 2.83 and save percentage of .917. Outside of that the team clearly responded to Carter Hart the Flyers were an entirely different team when he was in the net and for these reasons, he is the Flyers 2018 most valuable player.
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