Panthers defend Vokoun

[G Wolly]

Netminders have obviously allowed goals from center ice or beyond before, as Vokoun did on Radim Vrbata's meek shot; but rarely are those goals allowed with 59.7 seconds left in the game and with that goalie's team clinging to a one-goal lead. Ouch:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Panthers-defend-Vokoun-blame-ice-after-105-foot?urn=nhl,228995

[rbochan]

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In the distance, you hear the sobbing of Vesa Toskala.

[SkateZilla]

People Forget, those pucks are slippery,... WHY?, they are dipped in Water, and FROZEN, the game pucks are kept in a freezer behind the boards.

So Occasionally a goalie is gonna play hot potato with one.

[G Wolly]

People Forget, those pucks are slippery,... WHY?, they are dipped in Water, and FROZEN, the game pucks are kept in a freezer behind the boards.

So Occasionally a goalie is gonna play hot potato with one.

I figured I would post it here since if you'll recall a month or two ago Lalime let in a puck that bounced off the boards funny and bounced towards the opening and everyone blamed him.

It's a similar situation to when people complain about them falling all over the place to which I usually respond with "Yeah, it's like they're playing on ice or something"

[trapezeus]

whatever the case is....it's still funny to see when its not your team.

[SkateZilla]

bouncing off the glass and boards in front of an open net vs, a goalie watching and following a shot from 105 feet away, while standing in front of the net is 2 different things.