Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers Waive Cal Petersen After 7-Goal Disaster
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Wednesday afternoon that the Philadelphia Flyers have placed goaltender Cal Petersen on waivers.
It is likely that the Flyers will call up goaltender Felix Sandstrom from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) in a corresponding move.
Petersen, 29, was the Flyers’ starting goaltender in Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he got lit up for seven goals in the 7-6 defeat. Petersen finished the game with 25 saves on 32 shots against, culminating in a .781 save percentage.
Cal Petersen (PHI) on waivers
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) February 28, 2024
The former Los Angeles Kings goaltender’s last game action came 15 days prior on Feb. 10 – a 19-save performance in a 3-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. Petersen has a 2-2-0 record this season, but has a 3.90 GAA and a .864 save percentage overall. He has allowed 18 goals on 132 shots this season.
Sandstrom had an opportunity to beat out Sam Ersson to serve as the Flyers’ backup goaltender in preseason but failed to do so. The 27-year-old spent some time with the Flyers as the third goaltender but never appeared in any games. He was subsequently assigned to Lehigh Valley a short time later after passing through waivers.
Sandstrom is 11-6-2 with the Phantoms this season but has a 3.23 GAA and a .882 save percentage. Neither Sandstrom nor Petersen has played particularly well this season, though the Flyers may just be going for a different look at this point.
For Sandstrom, this represents another opportunity to prove himself as a capable backup goaltender at the expense of Petersen. The Swede has played parts of three seasons with the Flyers but has only managed a record of 3-16-4.
The Flyers have not yet officially announced any of these transactions and did not practice on Wednesday morning. If Petersen clears waivers, Sandstrom may be present for Thursday’s practice.
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Looks like Sandstrom will get his chance on Saturday at home versus Ottawa since Ersson will go in Washington on Friday. There are two more B2B’s this season, at the end of March and again in April.
If Sandstrom plays like a sieve on Saturday, DB will have until the deadline 6 days later to find a new backup.
Well, the Flyers are rebuilding, so no need to get a goalie at the deadline, regardless of Sandstrom’s or Petersen’s performance. If they falter, it improves draft position. The Flyers weren’t winning a cup this year, barring a miracle playoff run!
It’s curious that Parker Gahagen has not gotten even a mention in this goalie discussion. He has outplayed both Sandstrom and Peterson this year at Lehigh. Is it a contract situation? Is he on a Flyers deal, or just a deal with the Phantoms? Not sure, but watching every Phantoms game this season, he seems like the most solid choice of what they have available to back up Errson.
I’ve mentioned him briefly in the past; I believe he’s on an AHL deal currently. I suspect the biggest concerns with him in the eyes of the Flyers will be his age and past performance. He has very little AHL experience, so an NHL opportunity would be a huge risk on their behalf.
Who the hell is Cal.petterson anyways
Oversized cheating goalie gear has destroyed the game anyways
Sign a 6 ‘ 7 guy and stick the biggest upperbody so he can block shots
Goalies no longer make saves the block