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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
But the square footage of 6 inches or so in each direction is massive.
If they implement that post idea, Calgary might have to try to convince Amonte and Jokinen to make a comeback.
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That's my point. Do you honestly think that all of those goal posts that Amonte and Jokinen hit when shooting at a wide open net would have automatically been goals, or would they have just hit the post a few inches further over?
In those situations, the player is positioned relative to the position of the goal and more-importantly the crease. Presumably, if they make the net 6 inches wider, the crease will also be 6 inches wider. The player's position relative to the post and crease will be the same, so he's still likely to hit that post, all other things being equal.
Certainly, there are times that post shots would turn into goals, but I don't think it's necessarily as many as people think.