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Originally Posted by Por_sha911
In the playoffs
-A bad goalie will guarantee an early vacation but a great goalie does not mean getting the cup. You have to have good defense-men to clean up the rebounds and take away the 2nd chances.
-You have to have hot scorers. Good defense only gives you a shot but the biscuit has to go into the other net to win.
-Depth is important
-Multi-faceted players are key. Chara is a defense-man that can fight and still shoot from the top of the key. Thomas can make good outlet passes.
Boston hasn't looked this good since Bobby Orr!!!!
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I have watched RED HOT goalies completely and single handedly shut teams down in the playoffs so many times it's not even something i consider uncommon. (Any flyers fan from the Lindros era will remember the epic series the Beezer and Broduer have had against the Orange and Black)
But yes, generally speaking, all those other things are very useful to have- but they all pale in comparison to an elite top flight blue chip hot goaler.
Goaltender is, quite frankly, the single most important position in sports. Any sports.
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Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey
You also need luck, as an injury to a key player is usually insurmountable. And you need one easy round, finish in four or five games while your next opponent plays seven.
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Luck is the key in the form of deflections that create- and deny- goals.
Hockey is a flukey sport that is often decided solely by a totally fluke bounce.