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Nik the Trik said:RedLeaf said:Not that Bernier is to blame for this, but why wouldn't they put Reimer in, just to shake the team up again?
Is there any factual basis for the idea that changing goalies leads to any significant change in play?
gunnar36 said:I'm getting annoyed at how Bowen has to give props to McClement for being 1st in the NHL for SH ice time every single freaking game.... That would be great praise if they were top 5 or even 10 in PK, but it's meaningless considering how ineffective the PK has been.
gunnar36 said:I'm getting annoyed at how Bowen has to give props to McClement for being 1st in the NHL for SH ice time every single freaking game.... That would be great praise if they were top 5 or even 10 in PK, but it's meaningless considering how ineffective the PK has been.
RedLeaf said:Not that Bernier is to blame for this, but why wouldn't they put Reimer in, just to shake the team up again?
Nik the Trik said:RedLeaf said:Not that Bernier is to blame for this, but why wouldn't they put Reimer in, just to shake the team up again?
Is there any factual basis for the idea that changing goalies leads to any significant change in play?
L K said:Nik the Trik said:RedLeaf said:Not that Bernier is to blame for this, but why wouldn't they put Reimer in, just to shake the team up again?
Is there any factual basis for the idea that changing goalies leads to any significant change in play?
Evidently not:
http://www.arcticicehockey.com/2010/5/31/1494523/changing-goalies-shuffling-the
RedLeaf said:Don't know, but I've seen it work.
Nik the Trik said:RedLeaf said:Don't know, but I've seen it work.
Well, you've seen a team play poorly for a stretch and then play better after the switch and you're just attributing the change to the decision to swap the goalie. Likewise, I've seen a bunch of times where a team changed goalies and didn't play any better and I've seen teams play better in the third period after a bad second with no goalie change so I don't know that there's a lot to recommend it.
L K said:D'Amigo draws another penalty.
L K said:Phaneuf really avoids taking shots on the PP. I don't understand.
Nik the Trik said:Crucial third period PP, 1st PP unit on the ice and with the puck, the result is a big fat load of nothing. I'm pretty sure I copied and pasted this from the last five games.