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Old 11-20-2024, 04:16 PM   #107
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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus View Post
Yeah the obsession with tall goalies has gotten out of hand, some of the best goalies ever were shorter than Wolf.

Fuhr, Vernon, Esposito, Belfour and even the greats Terry Sawchuk and Jacques Plante were smaller.
Tiny Thompson was only 5'10" and had 1.15 GAA backstopping the Bruins to a Stanley Cup in 1929 as a rookie.
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