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Old 01-14-2023, 02:05 AM   #40
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew View Post
I’m with Cecil on this. Hitting the post and missing the net by an inch are about the same. Unless there is a stat that tracks total distance missed divided by number of shots, I’m not putting much weight on a stat that is based on whether you hear a certain noise when a shot misses.

Should we start tracking if a goalie makes the save in the middle of his glove or with the edge of it.

But it’s a fun thing for sure. It feels different when a shot rings off the post.
Yeah, it's an "oooh" moment for the crowd, that's why the focus on it. But ultimately you were close but didn't beat the goalie, didn't score. And with goalies now a days, scoring is a game of inches. The inches that hit the post are the same as the inches that miss the post by an inch. Close but no cigar.
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