01-06-2009, 11:02 PM
Yeah the mid ice goals suck. Everybody gives them up though. Lidstrom's scored twice from mid ice. Yeah it's embarrassing. Having a good D helps. I know. I was a goalie all throughout high school. My freshman year our D sucked and I'd face 30 shots in a period and I'd let in 10. My Senior year our D was awesome and I would get maybe 30 shots a game and I'd let in 1 or 2. There's no doubt that D makes a difference. But Ozzie has made a name for himself as a good goaltender. He won't be a first ballot HOFer. But he should make it eventually. He's not Brodeur, Nabokov, Roy, etc. He'll never be of that caliber, but he's certainly good enough to make it into the HOF.
By the way, I'm watching the wings shut out the Blue Jackets right now and Datsuyk's soccer pass up to Zetterberg for the open net goal is hilarious. Great game by Conks too. I think with all of Pittsburgh's goalie (and winning) struggles lately they may be missing him greatly.
By the way, I'm watching the wings shut out the Blue Jackets right now and Datsuyk's soccer pass up to Zetterberg for the open net goal is hilarious. Great game by Conks too. I think with all of Pittsburgh's goalie (and winning) struggles lately they may be missing him greatly.