Mike Augello: Oilers prevail in overtime, Leafs may have goalie dilemma looming

Not sure what it is called when #1 and #2 are out hurt and #3 blows...

Not sure what it is called when #1 and #2 are out hurt and #3 blows...
- bixll

#2

i'm out

#2
- TheMussel

#2
- TheMussel

To a T.

You REALLY need someone to proof/edit your copy.

You REALLY need someone to proof/edit your copy.
- gregman98

You must be new.

You REALLY need someone to proof/edit your copy.
- gregman98

Feel free to go read some Garth blogs and then come back

FROM LAST BLOG

I argued this point last year.....
Very true
All of the buzzards assured me I was wrong
- mr.sir


I would assume this is because the "Take away the pass on a 2 on 1" is what the majority of players have been taught in the past and I would guess most coaches are still teaching?

It's fine to teach something different if your teaching your whole team (especially your goalies) that is what your team is going to do on 2 on 1's. Now if that's not what they will be expected to do if/when they get to higher levels of hockey your doing them a disservice by teaching it to them now.

I'd be interested to hear what coaches in higher levels of hockey are telling players to do on a 2 on 1 including NHL players. Maybe at the NHL level coaches tell the players "your a pro, make a decision based on all the info you have in front of you including who the puck carrier and pass option players are"?

As a goalie I want it to be as simple as it can be, every time regardless of who has the puck on their stick and who the pass option is - I want to focus on the shooter and assume my D man will prevent the pass.

If they get the pass through - desperation time and likely a goal but they beat the D man with likely a very nice/perfect pass and it's a "good goal" and i can live with that.

Leaving the goalie thinking he can't cheat but maybe has to cheat because he isn't sure if his D man is going to force the shot or take away the pass is a recipe for disaster almost every time in my view.

Hey Mussellie:

I believe it was you who recommended the guitar plug-in "no need for an amp" thingy for my daughter's birthday.

Just wanted to say thanks - it was a big hit. She loves it.

Hey Mussellie:

I believe it was you who recommended the guitar plug-in "no need for an amp" thingy for my daughter's birthday.

Just wanted to say thanks - it was a big hit. She loves it.
- Atomic Wedgie

Nice, I may try one too. Which 1 did you get?

Ok Dubie

Leafs need a hero.......go get him & bring him home.

Not sure what it is called when #1 and #2 are out hurt and #3 blows...
- bixll

And #3 was #4 to start the season.

Need a goalie. Can't rely on a couple injury riddled fellas and a beer league starter.

I loved teaching the beginners. So much fun.

I had a couple of kids who I had to put white tape on the cuffs of their gloves, and then draw arrows pointing to which boards I wanted them to be closer to when skating forwards.

My other brilliant innovation was using stuffed animals instead of cones for practices. I swear to goodness, they are way better than cones - they sit on the ice better.

I'd run a drill where I put a two lines of stuffies on the ice in a zig-zag. Then I'd tell the kids the stuffies were really hot, so we needed to cool them down by spraying them with ice.

Best stop-and-start drill in the history of hockey. The kids franking loved it.
- Atomic Wedgie

That's a clever idea. I'm guessing the stuffies get a little . . . ragged after a bit.

Trying to teach my son to power stop was like drag racing in a Model-T. It was a losing proposition and it took forever.

Not sure what it is called when #1 and #2 are out hurt and #3 blows...
- bixll

Desperation time?

FROM LAST BLOG

I argued this point last year.....
Very true
All of the buzzards assured me I was wrong
- mr.sir


I would assume this is because the "Take away the pass on a 2 on 1" is what the majority of players have been taught in the past and I would guess most coaches are still teaching?

It's fine to teach something different if your teaching your whole team (especially your goalies) that is what your team is going to do on 2 on 1's. Now if that's not what they will be expected to do if/when they get to higher levels of hockey your doing them a disservice by teaching it to them now.

I'd be interested to hear what coaches in higher levels of hockey are telling players to do on a 2 on 1 including NHL players. Maybe at the NHL level coaches tell the players "your a pro, make a decision based on all the info you have in front of you including who the puck carrier and pass option players are"?

As a goalie I want it to be as simple as it can be, every time regardless of who has the puck on their stick and who the pass option is - I want to focus on the shooter and assume my D man will prevent the pass.

If they get the pass through - desperation time and likely a goal but they beat the D man with likely a very nice/perfect pass and it's a "good goal" and i can live with that.

Leaving the goalie thinking he can't cheat but maybe has to cheat because he isn't sure if his D man is going to force the shot or take away the pass is a recipe for disaster almost every time in my view.

- Cush29

I think I saw the horse flinch so it needs a bit more beating. If the goalie knows he’s playing the shooter he can can come out to cut down the the angle and he’s at least in a position to make one decent play. Otherwise he’s caught between being set for a cross cross slide and moving out on the shooter.

Hey Mussellie:

I believe it was you who recommended the guitar plug-in "no need for an amp" thingy for my daughter's birthday.

Just wanted to say thanks - it was a big hit. She loves it.
- Atomic Wedgie

Good to hear, glad I could help.

Will probably save your ears for a couple of years too

Not sure what it is called when #1 and #2 are out hurt and #3 blows...
- bixll

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Hutch is an NHL goalie, but I don't think he was too bad last night.

Good to hear, glad I could help.

Will probably save your ears for a couple of years too
- TheMussel

What is this thingy?

Nice, I may try one too. Which 1 did you get?
- Garnie

The Vox amplug AC30.

I Googled it up, and one review basically told me that that was the "vanilla" one - you can't go wrong with it.

They are only about $65, so if she wants to branch out, she buy others with the babysitting money she has hoarded away.

What is this thingy?
- Canada Cup

https://voxamps.com/en-xa/product/amplug-2/

The Vox amplug AC30.

I Googled it up, and one review basically told me that that was the "vanilla" one - you can't go wrong with it.

They are only about $65, so if she wants to branch out, she buy others with the babysitting money she has hoarded away.
- Atomic Wedgie

Looks cool. Mother’s Day coming. Yes, that’s how romantic we are. It’s either this or a knife sharpener

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Hutch is an NHL goalie, but I don't think he was too bad last night.
- Atomic Wedgie

If our 'tending had been consistently 'pretty good' this year the biggest narrative on the year would be how well this team is reducing shots, scoring chances and high danger chances relative to the last few years. By few years I mean everything after Pat Burns.

The defensive game of the 18 skaters is pretty dramatically improved. If this team was known for anything it was long cycles in our D zone usually ending in goals. So much better this year.

That's a clever idea. I'm guessing the stuffies get a little . . . ragged after a bit.

Trying to teach my son to power stop was like drag racing in a Model-T. It was a losing proposition and it took forever.
- Monkeypunk

Never was a problem, actually.

It was a sad day when I finally threw them out - my kids would be horrified if I used them at their age level.

Which was too bad, because as I said, they work much better than those weird frisbee pylons.

Keefe says he expects Campbell to play next game. Still no info/clarity on Andersen.