Comments for Active and Passive Goaltending at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Fri, 24 May 2013 00:55:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/justin-goldman/2704-active-and-passive-goaltending#comment-5241 Lundqvist is basically his own beast. He has been playing deep for years. He has long arms and legs and has a lot of little tricks to help him cover space despite playing so deep. For example, Lundqvist never closes his glove. It's worked in so that the pocket is as wide as it can possibly get. He just swings it wildly and it is almost like a second blocker. Then there's his thigh rises and the way he wears his pads. If you look at photos of the back of his legs, you'll notice no strap going underneath the skates. That pulls the pad down tight on top of the skate. So by having that strap removed and putting it behind his angle, the pad sits high up on his skates, so they appear slightly higher than most every other NHL goalie. Little things like that go a long way when you put it all together. Lundqvist is just his own breed...and it works. Wide crazy stance crazy pressure on the hips, oh well!! - Justin Goldman Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:20:06 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/justin-goldman/2704-active-and-passive-goaltending#comment-5240 Very nice article Justin. How do you explain King Henrik's style as he plays very deep in his own net with great success despite being kind of illogical? - Fred Poulin Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:07:36 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/justin-goldman/2704-active-and-passive-goaltending#comment-5235 I appreciate the kind comments, boys. It has been a while since I did one of these style/goalie breakdowns, they are by far my favorite...and still valuable for fantasy managers!! Yes, Nabokov could be considered a passive goalie...but at times. I love Nabokov's game because he stands up and waits for pucks to hit him, but he still has really quick and active feet and he will scramble when he needs to. But I didn't mention him with other passive goalies because he's a good mix. Look at Jon Quick before the Olympics and then after. His whole stance had a makeover. He stands up much more upright and has a narrow stance on shots from angles, so he's a lot like Nabokov now. It's a really efficient style (like you said) and one that I happen to love. One thing I didn't mention in the article is the progression of a new kind of "read and react stance". Just something I've noticed in Quick but not in most other goalies but still worth watching. When the puck is in the middle of the ice, the goalie's stance is wider. When the puck starts heading towards the boards and down to the goal line, the goalie's stance narrows as he goes in a half-circle towards his posts. So wide in the middle of the ice, then as he moves to either post, the stance narrows until he's straight up and down on either post. The width of the butterfly is directly related to the proximity of the puck to the goal. I like it. - Justin Goldman Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:31:59 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/justin-goldman/2704-active-and-passive-goaltending#comment-5232 Indeed, Giguere is a passive goalie and one of the most notorious one for using a "blocking style". I think Nabokov kind of fits that mold as well. I'm pretty sure it was another of your articles that mentioned efficiency and it seems to me that passive goalies are more efficient with their energy. It made me think of Nabokov. I also think he's capable of the flashy saves and such, but he seems more intent on being the one that covers tons of space and gobbles up pucks, rather than redirect them. Luongo is a similar style as well. Maybe it's a hybrid active/passive style and both have great situational awareness I guess. Anyway, this stuff is very cool to discuss. It helped me find out what kind of goalie I was lol. - agentzero Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:49:44 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/justin-goldman/2704-active-and-passive-goaltending#comment-5230 Just wanted to chime in to say pretty much the same thing as agentzero. You're a genius, Justin :) - sentium Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:46:35 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/justin-goldman/2704-active-and-passive-goaltending#comment-5226 Thanks, man!! It should be noted that J-S Giguere is considered a passive goaltender, as he’s one of the most recognized “blocking” goalies in the game. The blocking goaltender is a whole different animal when it comes to the active and passive styles, so I’ll cross that bridge some other time. - Justin Goldman Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:42:52 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/justin-goldman/2704-active-and-passive-goaltending#comment-5225 Goldman, you are a genius. Your articles are what give me a HUGE leg up in scouting goaltending for all my fantasy pools. Keep it up, because it's awesome. Before this one, your pop-up style goaltending analysis article was my favourite. I really watched for that. It's really cool. Well done. - agentzero Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:31:43 +0100