Comments for May 15, 2012 at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 15 out of 15 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20851 wow some rangers love on this site ? AMAZING ;D Did I mention they will be BETTER next season ! THN I am looking at you :P - donpaulo Tue, 15 May 2012 16:25:37 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20850 the first time a young player "gets out of the way" from blocking a shot that becomes a goal, he might find himself pinned to the bench, the minors and/or viewed as a pussy to his teammates. good players will always try and block the shot, they just have to be smarter about it. ie. know who is shooting, time of game, score of game... if chara is ready to blast one with 5 minutes to go and you are down 5-1 then............ - Jaxx Tue, 15 May 2012 15:32:24 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20847 Yep, Ovechkin can't make the all-star game in Ottawa this year tho.... - cullitons Tue, 15 May 2012 10:29:08 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20846 I have no problem with shot blocking in games. I think its advantages are two-fold. Not only are you generally preventing the puck from getting through to your goalie/dirty areas, but how many times do we see it lead to a turnover and odd man rush the other direction? Players willing to sacrifice, give their all, is the type of heart and soul effort I love to see in games. - letnry Tue, 15 May 2012 08:55:56 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20845 Equipment design is lagging behind protecting players from the true nature of the game and it's just a matter of time before the design catches up, i.e. when helmets were introduced, visors, improved padding etc. I don't think the game needs to be changed since blocking shots has always and will always be part of the game. If you want to stop the injuries, improve the equipment. - aleco83 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:20:48 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20844 What is "stupid" is the comment, "why not, after you just take the lead, just lay five players on top of each other in the net until the game is over?" to try to emphasize your point. Really? Shot blocking is really not taking anything away from the game, it still moves fast as it should. By blocking the shot at the point, you greatly reduce the fluky goals that get pinballed around on the way to the goalie. And if you know another team does it, then do a better job of faking shots and going around the guy. This would be facilitated by every team widening the ice surface to create more room. (take out 1st two rows and push seat prices back 2 rows...owners only then lose 2 rows of lowest price seats.) This would also rectify the worst thing to ever happen to hockey, the Trap. - Kevin9 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:15:08 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20843 I have often thought the same thing. Players get injured all the time doing this. And I really wondered how effective it was at preventing goals. I can see a player skating straight into the Dman so the puck hits his pads straight on (although I recall having some lumps on my shin that didn't go away for weeks doing this when I played, but no broken bones). It's the side of the body that should not be in the way of a puck. The stats are interesting and it's something for coaches to consider, especially when one of your best players gets hurt. - bullwinkle Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:59 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20842 I'm not alone with my shot blocking comments, guys. Some passionate hockey fans/colleagues/friends of mine have made some hilarious, belittling comments about the whole shot-blocking idea and I thought I would put some of that into my ramblings today. But good to hear some passionate counter opinions. Although, suggesting not wearing skates or no longer hitting is the wrong direction to take this. I don't agree that apples belong in salads, so you're suggesting we should take out lettuce as well? Outcast - I also don't mean accidental blocking shots, or taking away a shooting lane. I obviously only refer to diving in front of the puck. I'll clarify this Jordan Staal - blocked shot broke the foot when he was about to return from the Subban injury. DDS - Yakupov - my mistake. I'll reword - Dobber Tue, 15 May 2012 06:27:49 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20841 Dobber, I may not be remembering correctly, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't because of a blocked shot injury that caused Jordan Staal to miss have the season. It was from PK Suban skating over the top of his foot in that second round playoff series that sliced some tendons in the top of his foot. - Disco Stu Tue, 15 May 2012 05:14:00 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20840 You know what else is dumb, wearing skates. Players get serious cuts and miss several games, not to mention guys that lose edges and crash into the boards and get hurt. There is also the speeds that guys reach when they are skating, just think how many less concussions there would be if guys had to wear shoes on the ice and were only going 0.005 kms an hour when they hit each other? Anyone who has played any level of hockey has been taught from the time you are 5 that you get your body in the shooting lane and your stick in the passing lane. This prevents scoring chances which is what hockey is all about. If you would like to see high scores I suggest you switch over to the NBA playoff: 107-98, now THAT is entertainment..... - mrmojorisin Tue, 15 May 2012 05:07:04 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20838 How are the Bluejackets getting Yakupov? - DDS Tue, 15 May 2012 04:40:43 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20837 With Girardis 50 blocked shots that presumably stopped 5 goals from going in. They're not in the conference final if they let in an extra 5 goals. Think about how close those games were with Washington. Assuming half of Girardis blocked shots came in that series then that's 2.5-3 goals he prevented. That's huge. I agree with you that it doesn't make too much sense in the regular season, but players have to do it in the playoffs or else their whole team isn't playing anymore. - noglovenolove Tue, 15 May 2012 04:08:15 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20836 Thats pretty foolish. How many shot blocks are from simply skating in front of the shooting lane from the point? How many goals would be scored because player A in the defensive zone steps out of the way and lets the pointman blast away? The major reason forwards are blocking shots is simply because they are skating in the way of prime scoring areas; suggesting to stop blocking those shots is just foolish. - outcast Tue, 15 May 2012 03:43:22 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20835 Hitting is part of the game. Always has been. How many of Girardi's shot blocks were in front of Zdeno Chara? Not a hypothetical argument, since hundreds of players have been hurt from this. Any stance I take on any issue, you can find an example of a player who represents a counter issue (Girardi) - as could I. Would the Flyers have won more games last year if Carter didn't block a shot with his foot? They'd have been a different seed, faced a different first-round opponent... you never know. Or the Penguins in 2010-11, had Jordan Staal not missed half the year from blocking a shot with his foot... - Dobber Tue, 15 May 2012 02:02:35 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4622-may-15-2012#comment-20834 Your shot blocking argument is akin to saying Ovechkin or Lucic should stop hitting - because they could get injured - and thus score less goals if they aren't playing. But the reason they ARE so effective is that they are physical players. Girardi is good defensively BECAUSE he blocks shots so efficiently, so to say they would allow more goals while he's injured than they would if he wasn't blocking shots is just a ridiculous hypothetical argument. And Girardi has missed 2 games in 5 seasons - 3 of which he was top-5 in blocked shots. What does that trend tell you? - slufoot Tue, 15 May 2012 01:53:18 +0100