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Originally Posted by dammage79
What's changed? The size of the nets? No. The equipment? Yes and it's reverting back to far more mobile and reactive goaltending instead of mountain man blocking goaltending. All the equipment is getting smaller. While nice to have size, athleticism like Kipper had will win the day again.
Shots haven't changed, rink sizes haven't changed.
Hockey isn't a wheel that's been reinvented.
Doesn't matter how tall wolf is, his skillset will either overcome the height issue or it won't. Right now it's proving it will.
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I don’t think goaltending is reverting back like you suggest. I think the big goalies are better now, as far as their technique is concerned.