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IBatch Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 On 1/2/2024 at 10:36 AM, AnthonyG said: And goalies got better, a lot better. And now they got a lot worse right? Maybe there is more to it. Like not bloating the league. Explain Patrick Roy's save percentage. Dead puck era. Bloated equipment. Now save percentages have slipped all the way back to early 90's level. Are the goalies a lot worse today? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 1 hour ago, IBatch said: And now they got a lot worse right? Maybe there is more to it. Like not bloating the league. Explain Patrick Roy's save percentage. Dead puck era. Bloated equipment. Now save percentages have slipped all the way back to early 90's level. Are the goalies a lot worse today? Player skill has gone way up. Shooting ability has gone way up. (Release/velocity/accuracy etc) Goalies today are far better ONLY because the level of skills coaching and the finely tuned evolution of the butterfly has become more and more technical. The raw explosiveness of goaltenders in today’s game is far greater than anyone pre-2k. Athleticism has reached new heights from offseason and behind the scenes workouts and training programs. Now that’s not to say that Roy wouldn’t be a god in today’s game if he was as highly tuned as every single athlete in today’s day. The great ones were building blocks. Studied and studied over and over and replicated over and Over and tweaked and tuned over and over to get to the point of full capability. There is another level or two that has never been uncovered in every legend of the sport. They were just the top of the food chain to the level of growth in the sport at that point in time… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 You know. this does surprise me, but then I look at the name and it don't.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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D-Money Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 43 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said: That was such a wild run he was on. After that series, there was pretty much no doubt who the Conn Smythe winner would be, regardless of who won the Finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I'm just going to go on the assumption, this is both a pic "and" a factoid. Hold on! Gifs are welcome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 1 hour ago, Rip The Mesh said: I'm just going to go on the assumption, this is both a pic "and" a factoid. Hold on! Gifs are welcome... Wonder if hes going to no show this too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rip The Mesh Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I wonder if this will slow his game down; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nuckin_futz Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 The Vancouver Canucks playing the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit during the 1970-71 season. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 2 hours ago, nuckin_futz said: The Vancouver Canucks playing the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit during the 1970-71 season. The big Irishman coming to protect Tallon. Love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nuckin_futz Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 ”One time the Bulls and Blackhawks played back-to-back games in Vancouver, and we convinced players from both teams to all go out together at Roxy’s. Even straitlaced Bull Steve Kerr was there. I remember Jeremy Roenick was shooting pool with Jordan. Everyone in the bar was watching us. That was before the age of iPhones, Instagram, and Twitter, meaning we were allowed to have a good time without incriminating photos and stories all over the Internet. We stayed at the bar until about 6:00 AM, which was when the Blackhawks had to leave for the airport. The Bulls were shellacked by the Vancouver Grizzlies the next night, and forward Scottie Pippin ratted us out to the media. ”We were out with the Hawks all night,” Pippin said in defense of the Bulls’ dismal performance. Reading that nugget in the Chicago newspapers, our coach Darryl Sutter punished us the next day by skating us for 45 minutes with no pucks involved. Thanks, Scottie!” Source: ”Made in America”, by Chris Chelios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nuckin_futz Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 In 1975, the City of Buffalo owned and operated Memorial Auditorium. So when the Zamboni needed maintenance, it went up Main Street to a city garage. The maximum speed was 8 mph. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 On 8/23/2024 at 2:36 PM, nuckin_futz said: Put me back in, coach!! I'm fine!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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