Slap shots a thing of the past in NHL

[Bluzman]

Some thoughts on the demise of the slap shot goal.

"But that's the game now," Avalanche winger Alex Tanguay said. "You take a slap shot today, it actually gets to the net slower than a wrister. A slap shot today just doesn't get through. The goalies are so big now, and 'D' is too fast closing the gap. If you're on the wall, you have no play trying to get the puck in front."

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[_Q_]

Tell that to Dennis Wideman.

[nik-]

Don't we take a million of them from our D-men every game?

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by nik-

Don't we take a million of them from our D-men every game?

That's the reason why they have 20 goals already.

[combustiblefuel]

Ex-flame who is jealous.

[Hot_Flatus]

The last person in the league who should be commenting on shooting or shot selection is Tanguay.

[JonDuke]

Originally Posted by _Q_

Tell that to Dennis Wideman.

Came in to post this exact thing. Happy to have been beaten to it.

[dissentowner]

If they wanted an expert opinion from Tanguay on something they should have done a piece called "playing hard every night and never quitting a thing of the past"