Through two preseason games, Felix Sandström and Sam Ersson appear to have the upper hand over Cal Petersen.
Ersson is the only one of the three who is still waivers-exempt, and the Flyers could send him back to Lehigh Valley without the risk of losing him. They don’t have the same luxury with Sandström, 26, who has been solid with the Phantoms but not all that impressive in 25 NHL games. Of course, Petersen, the former Kings goalie acquired in the Ivan Provorov trade, is not likely to be swiped away if the Flyers place him on waivers.
The Flyers, tired from the hard skating early in camp, weren’t very good in front of him, but he didn’t help his case. Tortorella, who relies on goalie coach Kim Dillabaugh when it comes to evaluating, has watched the two preseason games from high above the ice while Phantoms coach Ian Laperrière coached from the bench. Tortorella seemed more impressed with Ersson and Sandström, and said he liked how Ersson handled the mental component of the game last season.
“Sooner or later you got to start moving by that stuff,” he said. “It’s kind of unfair when we want to talk about merit and not stay with merit right on through no matter what position it is.”
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