April 02, 2005
It's odd looking, and I'm not sure what I think of it. I like the idea of making it harder for a goalie to completely shut down the angle by hugging the post. But still, to my mind, why not just make the goalie pads smaller?
An observation about that picture: the goalie is an employee of the Sabres organization and to me appears to be a rather smallish man. Modern goalies are big tall guys who absolutely fill the net, so that illustration looks to be a little overstated about the effect of the change.
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first: I assume that the idea is simply an april fool's prank. It would have to be. It's so absurd.
second: "hugging the post" only works on a very shallow angle shot. You have to know when and where to come forward to cut off the angle properly on everything else.
third: Goalie pads and their respective size ain't the problem. Modern goalies are simply better conditioned than their predecessors. Goals are still scored, but the professional goalie, in general, is a better athlete than ever before.
finally: since it's all an April Fool's prank, none of what I typed really matters.
Posted by: Derek at April 02, 2005 09:30 AM (iY1/W)
Similar to when baseball tinkers with the height of the pitching mound, the rules need changing to restore balance to the game.
I hadn't thought about this being an April Fools joke, but maybe it is. Then again, something radical like this might just be what it takes, so I keep an open mind.
Hockey needs fixing. Regardless of what purists and traditionalists say, if the sport is going to survive as more than a niche curiosity that people only care about during Olympic years, then changes must be made.
Posted by: Ted at April 02, 2005 09:52 AM (ZjSa7)
Posted by: Derek at April 02, 2005 11:27 AM (iY1/W)
Posted by: Brian J. at April 02, 2005 01:12 PM (V04ml)
Posted by: Victor at April 02, 2005 05:46 PM (etHvD)
Yeah, that's what hockey needs... motorcycles on ice!
And maybe landmines... cuz everything is better when there's EXPLOSIONS!
Posted by: Rob@L&R at April 03, 2005 10:14 AM (hOncZ)
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