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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Yup.
In support of which: A puck can hit the post and bounce out, or it can hit the post and bounce in. With the good goalies, you very seldom see the latter. The inner side of the post is part of the angle that the goalie is covering.
Back in the 80s, when most goalies were bad (by modern standards), you used to see more shots go off the post and in. Those goalies were a lot sloppier about their positioning.
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... and wore equipment that covered 50% less area giving players much better angles.