Kukla's Korner Hockey
Goaltending is the Great Equalizer
by Alanah McGinley on 11/14/08 at 06:32 PM ET
Comments (0)
From Gare Joyce at Sportsnet:
Junior is like any other level of hockey. Good goaltending gives a decent club a chance to beat anybody. Something less can undo a powerhouse.
I’m dating myself here but I recall a Toronto Marlies team in 1972 that was as good or better than the franchise’s other powerhouses of that era, including a couple that won Memorial Cups. The ‘72 Marlies were loaded with first-rounders and ran away with the regular-season championship. A mere infant, my world came undone when the Peterborough Petes knocked them off in the playoffs and I put it down to the cruelty of the fates. Years later I had a chance to ask a member of that team, Bob Gainey (this was Bob Gainey before he became that Bob Gainey), exactly how they pulled it off. “Goaltending,” he said expansively.
read on for more junior hockey talk
Filed in: Non-NHL Hockey, Minor League, | KK Hockey | Permalink
Tags: goaltending
Comments
Be the first to comment.
Add a Comment
Please limit embedded image or media size to 575 pixels wide.
Add your own avatar by joining Kukla's Korner, or logging in and uploading one in your member control panel.
Captchas bug you? Join KK or log in and you won't have to bother.
Most Recent Blog Posts
Zdeno Chara, work in progress? At one time, he most certainly was just that
Senators GM Bryan Murray stirs the trade rumor mill
Gregory Campbell should be good to go fro Boston’s training camp
LeBrun’s Rumblings and TSN’s Insider Trading segment = bomb-droppin’
Spit take: Avalanche plan on skipping Seth Jones, taking a forward
Gretzky talks about the NHL’s future in La Belle Province, knowing nothing about Phoenix’s situation
As you might expect, the forecast in Flyer-land is ‘rumor-y’
Kypreos: Coyotes trying to retain Tippett’s services
NHL’s General Managers to meet on Wednesday, discuss possible rule changes
About Kukla's Korner Hockey
Paul Kukla founded Kukla’s Korner in 2005 and the site has since become the must-read site on the ‘net for all the latest happenings around the NHL.
From breaking news to in-depth stories around the league, KK Hockey is updated with fresh stories all day long and will bring you the latest news as quickly as possible.
Email Paul anytime at pk@kuklaskorner.com
