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Originally Posted by smiggy77
You’ve got to remember that those 25-30 min the puck is at the other end of the rink, the goalie can’t sit down, take a breather, chat with the coaches, turn his brain off, he’s on the whole time, and the physical and mental stability needed for the 30 min he’s “actually” playing is much harder.
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This is silly. You know that the goalie isn’t generally physically fighting against resistance to claim his space, getting body checked, or doing the equivalent of outright sprinting every shift, right? There is sometimes sustained pressure in the zone, that gets the heart rate up, but often the puck comes down in the zone and exits without the goalie having to exert himself too much.
You know that beyond a lot of time standing around, there are TV timeouts and intermissions, right?
Good god, think of the mental fatigue the players get with the coaches in their ears and the iPads on the bench. I bet they just wish they could have some quiet time down in the crease.
I don’t get how guys like you are trying to make goaltending some monumental physical challenge that it really isn’t.
That anybody thanks garbage like that is laughable.