The best goaltender I have seen, and fortunately had the honour of seeing, night in and night out, hands down
That highlight reel is not the highlight reel of your everyday good NHL goalie
There are shots you should stop, shots you could stop, and shots you can’t stop
He blurred the lines between could and can’t, and just ####ing did it anyway. Most goalies can’t and don’t make those saves.
Some people look at the raw stats. It’s a fool’s errand without context. Remember what Keenan did? Loosen the reins. Outscore your problems. Never mind D. Kipper’s got you. People point to league average stats, but it was behind the equivalent of beer league D
Flames can do what they want. It doesn’t matter. I like Macoun. He was a Leaf when I saw him punch Gretzky in the ear, and that cemented his status as excellent. But 34 Calgary is Kipper and always will be
What a beauty that guy was
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