This is how we should chant for Carter Hart in the Wells Fargo Center

He is the chosen one. He is our baby. He is everything that had been promised and more. He is Carter Hart and he is a Philadelphia Flyer. After decades, full lifetimes, of waiting for a reliable backstop, it looks like we have one. Yes, yes, perform all of your avoiding bad luck rituals, lord knows we are a fan base that cannot take these things for granted.

I attended Hart’s 16th game in the NHL, in which he was a big part of extending the win streak to eight games, and noticed something strange happening. The crowd cheered for every single thing the goaltender — the FLYERS goaltender — did. Every single save was met with huge cheers. Hart isn’t just beloved, he is revered. But there was something else, and BSH Alum Charlie O’Connor outlines it here:

We can’t get a cohesive chant going for our sweetest, most dear baby boy. The save below was met my a weird mix of CAR-TER, CAR-TER HART, and HART. I’m sure he understood the general point the crowd was trying to make, but imagine if we could all get on the same page.

Option 1: Hart

Pros: one syllable, easy to remember, hockey players are usually known by their last names

Cons: boring, he deserves more

Option 2: Car-ter

Pros: more personal, makes for a better chant, more defined claps

Cons: too close to what rival fans chant to heckle goalies, could also be in reference to Carter, Jeff

Option 3: Car-ter Hart

Pros: there is no mistaking who we are cheering for, will sound great with 19,000 fans clapping unison, leaves room for a tiny doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo afterwards

Cons:

The winner is option three, please tell all of your friends, family, colleagues, and strangers on the street that we will all be chanting CAR-TER HART (emphasis on the HART) for our best boy from now on.