Will The Goalie Carousel Stop?

Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette has a lottery system in his office with the names of his goaltenders Michael Leighton, Sergie Bobrovsky and Brian Boucher etched on to thousands of tiny little ping-pong balls. And each night before every playoff game he draws a name and that's how he determines who will get the start in net.

While this may or may not actually happen, after the previous series against the Sabres in which 3 different goalies started, my head is beginning to spin with the goalie carousel that is surrounding this Flyers team.

In the upcoming series against the Boston Bruins, Laviolette needs to figure out that the man in net has to be the veteran Brian Boucher. Boucher is the most consistent of the three and he gives the guys around him a sense of calmness and confidence that enables them to play at a much higher level.

As for who should be back up I think that has to be Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky has had some outstanding games this year for the Flyers and you can't just throw out his Game 1 performance against the Sabres. Bobrovsky is a great guy to have on the bench and will be ready to go if the Flyers need him.

I think that constantly flip flopping goalies will hurt the Flyers in the long run. Laviolette needs to pick Brian Boucher to be the starter for the remainder of the the Flyers Stanley Cup run and stick with him even if he has a bad start. In the upcoming series the goalie carousel needs to stop before it becomes a distraction.