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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Do goalies really decline as quickly though? I kind of feel they hang on longer, but litterally drop right off the face of the earth at the end. Maybe we are at that point with Kipper though.
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Kiprusoff is a reflex goalie. A lot of his warts in positioning are made up because he's really, really fast to react to a situation. For a goalie like Backstrom, who are positioning based, I think they'll hold on longer. But someone who relies on aging reflexes is going to get hurt worse by age.
Brodeur, a hybrid-reflex goaltender, is a bit of a mystery for me.