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Originally Posted by Fire
Goalies are only going to get bigger.
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Not necessarily true. I think after the initial success of Rinne and some partial successes like Lindback, Dubnyk, etc... it has gone back to mobility. If it were just about size, Henrik Karlsson would be right up there. Unfortunately, he couldn't move. It's very, very rare to find those 6'4-6'6 goalies who move smoothly. Also, all players have gotten bigger.
These goalies nowadays are so gifted athletically that increasing the net size by a few inches wouldn't really impact scoring to a significant level. They'll just adapt. To do it, you would have to make a radical increase in the size of nets... which would come at a cost of losing the Jonathan Quick's of the league.
I just don't know what's so wrong with the game that sweeping changes always have to be made. Games are exciting, goals scored are in line with historical averages and the Oilers are still terrible. What's so wrong with those things?
I'd rather watch a game like the 2-1 loss to Chicago than fire drill Oilers turnover-city hockey any day.