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dhabums wrote:Why make of fun of Curt? Even what Gallagher sort of gets it right he gets it wrong.

The only thing I've got to say is, "I LOVE that picture!" And ... who is it? (Thx in advance)

"Dad", There's contact and there's CONTACT. Running a goaltender the way Lucic did shows a complete lack of respect for the traditions of the game. I see you're a Veteran Listercat, so I offer this with all due respect. I think that a goalie who thinks he can venture OUT of the crease like that and...

"Dad", There's contact and there's CONTACT. Running a goaltender the way Lucic did shows a complete lack of respect for the traditions of the game. I see you're a Veteran Listercat, so I offer this with all due respect. I think that a goalie who thinks he can venture OUT of the crease like that and...

Just found another example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgOhl_wkPSE&feature=related It's Cam Jansen colliding with Carey Price. And once again a goalie-turned-broadcaster, Darren Pang this time, immediately says of Price: "I don't know what (else) you expect to happen to you as a goaltender when y...

Thanks for pointing this one out Topper. What I notice -- and agree with -- is the instinctive, on-air comment of another old goalie, John Garrett, who immediately said: "If you're going to play like a defenceman you should be treated like a defenceman." I suspect most of us goalies are on the same ...

Thanks to Mëds and KeyserSoze for the illumination. Now I can see why the Lucic penalty is most likely justified, though it'd be tough to apply a suspension imo. At the same time though, I've gotta say the NHL's rule book has some ambiguous language on this point. For example, the rule does in fact ...

I guess I've misunderstood something cuz I just don't understand the furore over the hit on Miller. As my moniker indicates I am an "old goalie" and my son is a "young goalie" so I am decidedly pro-goalie. After hearing some of the critical chatter I called up the play on YouTube a few minutes ago, ...