Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
This is all true. I used to note this about Hiller when there were complaints about top corner goals ("seal off the post" they would say). Hiller was an odds goalie - he played percentages and blocked the puck. Ramo, of course was different - all reaction. So he looked like he was trying much harder and people liked him more, though his numbers were usually not as good.
Rittich is a good combo. Hiller didn't have the battle that Rittich does, and Ramo didn't have the positioning.
Smith IMO should be a position goalie given his size. But he is a reaction goalie, which served him OK as a younger man. That's why he is giving up 5 hole goals - he used to be able to react and close the hole in time. Now he can't.
|
Exactly. With his size, Smith should be a good positional goalie. But he is a pure reactive goalie. And he is no longer quick enough to get away with it (not to mention, his confidence is shot - and confidence is everything for a reactive goalie).