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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Agreed. But the thing about that is that is EXACTLY what I thought his biggest problem was last year. He played well in his call-up, but I thought he wasn't strong enough in tight battles and didn't hold his ground. Last night, he was great in that regard.
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Great point -- thanks for the reminder. I remember at least 4-5 times last year a puck would be in the crease and somehow get jammed through, with both Ortio and the puck ending up behind the goal line. Obviously didn't happen last night.
It's also interesting reading about the Finnish style of goaltending and seeing that in action. Their whole mantra is about eliminating the second shot/rebound, by either catching the puck or steering it out of harms way. Very different style than Hiller, and very reminiscent of Kipper (which is not surprising given their development).
Great article from Jamie McLennan here:
http://www.tsn.ca/post-2-post-rinne-...ld-be-1.150897