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Hey Joe, as you are a knowledgeable hockey fan, indulge me in this hijack please. I was an old school stand up keeper. At times I'd use what is now called a modified butterfly ( one pad down one pad up) as I moved laterally. But generally I stood up with my stick closing the 5 hole.
We all see todays keepers plopping down to make saves, playing the percentages rather actually going after the puck and making the save. I watched a SO the other night. The forward came in very close and executed a perfect toe drag as the keeper flopped down. He easily lifted it up and over to get the winner. Why didn't the keeper poke check as he stacked the pads? How many times does the puck go through the 5 as the keeper is dropping down?
Man if the goalies stayed on theiir feet square to the shot, I swear half of the shots would just hit them.
My goalie coach told me once" sometimes making a great save is a matter of NOT getting out of the way".
What do you think o this flop and pray style of keeping?
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