This is Murray's biggest issue, imo. People harp on his glove, but he wouldn't give up so many high shots if he made himself bigger in net. I'm no goalie whisperer ( @meow ) but can something be done about that? I don't know.He plays really small for being 6'4"
This is one thing that stands out to me too. He's like a shrinking violet in net.He plays really small for being 6'4"
It’s a little bit of a conundrum. He plays a pretty tight crouch for a big man and has his shoulders in front of his toes a lot. I imagine he does this because it helps him with puck tracking - if his eyes are closer to the ice, he can pick it up faster. He can’t be more aggressive to cut angles down because he doesn’t have the best depth movement, so he isn’t fast with little depth corrections. He has toyed with keeping his glove higher, but leaky goals just like the Orpik goal can result. I'd almost like to see if move his glove forward instead of up. That can give shooters the illusion that it is higher and filling more net than it actually does.This is Murray's biggest issue, imo. People harp on his glove, but he wouldn't give up so many high shots if he made himself bigger in net. I'm no goalie whisperer ( @meow ) but can something be done about that? I don't know.He plays really small for being 6'4"
With that said, the D was nowhere to be seen last night. They looked like ballerinas on skates, silhouetting around, watching the puck go by them.
Finnish goaltending mechanic plus American goaltending mechanic from a pretty pure Canadian goalie...hmm...can't we just get him a bigger chest protector instead? Or maybe make him taller...?It’s a little bit of a conundrum. He plays a pretty tight crouch for a big man and has his shoulders in front of his toes a lot. I imagine he does this because it helps him with puck tracking - if his eyes are closer to the ice, he can pick it up faster. He can’t be more aggressive to cut angles down because he doesn’t have the best depth movement, so he isn’t fast with little depth corrections. He has toyed with keeping his glove higher, but leaky goals just like the Orpik goal can result. I'd almost like to see if move his glove forward instead of up. That can give shooters the illusion that it is higher and filling more net than it actually does.This is Murray's biggest issue, imo. People harp on his glove, but he wouldn't give up so many high shots if he made himself bigger in net. I'm no goalie whisperer ( @meow ) but can something be done about that? I don't know.He plays really small for being 6'4"
With that said, the D was nowhere to be seen last night. They looked like ballerinas on skates, silhouetting around, watching the puck go by them.
Basically, he has shitty hand eye coordination and if he tries to compensate for it, it will likely open up a whole host of other problems. All told, having a bad glove is not the worst thing. It takes a special kind of player to shoot that shot Oshie did last night. I’d like to see him follow pucks into his glove better. Over exaggerate it with your head. Really focus on watching it all the way into the glove.
Can’t we just make him Carey Price. That’ll simplify everything.Finnish goaltending mechanic plus American goaltending mechanic from a pretty pure Canadian goalie...hmm...can't we just get him a bigger chest protector instead? Or maybe make him taller...?It’s a little bit of a conundrum. He plays a pretty tight crouch for a big man and has his shoulders in front of his toes a lot. I imagine he does this because it helps him with puck tracking - if his eyes are closer to the ice, he can pick it up faster. He can’t be more aggressive to cut angles down because he doesn’t have the best depth movement, so he isn’t fast with little depth corrections. He has toyed with keeping his glove higher, but leaky goals just like the Orpik goal can result. I'd almost like to see if move his glove forward instead of up. That can give shooters the illusion that it is higher and filling more net than it actually does.This is Murray's biggest issue, imo. People harp on his glove, but he wouldn't give up so many high shots if he made himself bigger in net. I'm no goalie whisperer ( @meow ) but can something be done about that? I don't know.He plays really small for being 6'4"
With that said, the D was nowhere to be seen last night. They looked like ballerinas on skates, silhouetting around, watching the puck go by them.
Basically, he has shitty hand eye coordination and if he tries to compensate for it, it will likely open up a whole host of other problems. All told, having a bad glove is not the worst thing. It takes a special kind of player to shoot that shot Oshie did last night. I’d like to see him follow pucks into his glove better. Over exaggerate it with your head. Really focus on watching it all the way into the glove.
Pretty much. You have to time that transition. The lower the puck carrier gets, the fewer options he has, so it’s a calculated risk. Once you get transitioned, you should be good to get a good push off the post. If you get caught with your wiener out during the transition, you can always bail on it. It’s not a binary thing, ya know?So, the lower that initial puck carrier comes, the heavier that load leg can load, right...? But if you give up that leverage and drop to a pure RVH post setup there, you're absolutely toast because you've lost all of your leverage...you'd need to have an amazing shuffle and to have the puck shot into the middle of the net for you to have a chance at that...
agreed but this is going to be a loooong season if someone on here complains every time Murray gives up a goalI'm so glad hockey is back.
See: 2017-2018 season.agreed but this is going to be a loooong season if someone on here complains every time Murray gives up a goalI'm so glad hockey is back.
I support this.If I have to discuss each goal against the day after the game, I will. I’ll educate you dummies
Dedicated thread or just jump into the GDT?I support this.If I have to discuss each goal against the day after the game, I will. I’ll educate you dummies
Dust off that adjusted goals against idea that I kept for about 30 games a couple years ago. Assign a weight to the goal against based on timing and quality. Not to obligate you into anything, but if you did it for our guys, I would do it for another team just for comparison...maybe Holtby in Washington, someone who is a gold standard for keeping and on a similarly capable team...
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