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Just saw that CDS save. Holy smokes that’s like a top 5 all timer for me.
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Just a torn colonif i eat that will i get a torn meniscus?
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He makes a decision mid-flight to throw the blocker up. You only ever see a glove only dive or a two arm dive. He starts with glove only then recognizes he ain’t getting it and chucks the blocker at it. Absolutely bonkers stuff.Just saw that CDS save. Holy smokes that’s like a top 5 all timer for me.
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I feel that American goalies are much more likely to make a save like that because so many have backgrounds in baseball and football. That was much more like a shortstop changing his glove location on a bad bounce. Or a receiver making a play off a tipHe makes a decision mid-flight to throw the blocker up. You only ever see a glove only dive or a two arm dive. He starts with glove only then recognizes he ain’t getting it and chucks the blocker at it. Absolutely bonkers stuff.Just saw that CDS save. Holy smokes that’s like a top 5 all timer for me.
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Baseball and football? He punched that puck like it insulted his **** mama.
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Trade in the works maybe??
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Had a bit of a laugh seeing Sceviour listed there after he scored, though I wouldn't care if somebody claimed him.
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Probably just trying to taxi-squad them to maximize cap space
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That’s a broad brush, but not too far off IMO. Americans are typically battlers and athletes. Canadians are textbook guys. Finns have active hands. Russians might as well have two blockers.I feel that American goalies are much more likely to make a save like that because so many have backgrounds in baseball and football. That was much more like a shortstop changing his glove location on a bad bounce. Or a receiver making a play off a tipHe makes a decision mid-flight to throw the blocker up. You only ever see a glove only dive or a two arm dive. He starts with glove only then recognizes he ain’t getting it and chucks the blocker at it. Absolutely bonkers stuff.Just saw that CDS save. Holy smokes that’s like a top 5 all timer for me.
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Even the first bit of recognition that the puck was shifting and getting his body to go the other way. I don’t see goalies move like that very much.
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Murray is Russian?That’s a broad brush, but not too far off IMO. Americans are typically battlers and athletes. Canadians are textbook guys. Finns have active hands. Russians might as well have two blockers.I feel that American goalies are much more likely to make a save like that because so many have backgrounds in baseball and football. That was much more like a shortstop changing his glove location on a bad bounce. Or a receiver making a play off a tipHe makes a decision mid-flight to throw the blocker up. You only ever see a glove only dive or a two arm dive. He starts with glove only then recognizes he ain’t getting it and chucks the blocker at it. Absolutely bonkers stuff.Just saw that CDS save. Holy smokes that’s like a top 5 all timer for me.
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Or blindMurray is Russian?That’s a broad brush, but not too far off IMO. Americans are typically battlers and athletes. Canadians are textbook guys. Finns have active hands. Russians might as well have two blockers.I feel that American goalies are much more likely to make a save like that because so many have backgrounds in baseball and football. That was much more like a shortstop changing his glove location on a bad bounce. Or a receiver making a play off a tipHe makes a decision mid-flight to throw the blocker up. You only ever see a glove only dive or a two arm dive. He starts with glove only then recognizes he ain’t getting it and chucks the blocker at it. Absolutely bonkers stuff.Just saw that CDS save. Holy smokes that’s like a top 5 all timer for me.
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Need a gif of that punch save
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Great save, but I wonder if that was even goal bound.
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8.5/10Murray is Russian?
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I wonder if Riikola hopes to get claimed.
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Thanks for the gif!
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One of the weirdest player chronicles I can remember and I’m surprised his agent didn’t try to get him nudged out the door for a better opportunity after his rookie year.I wonder if Riikola hopes to get claimed.
Comes to the NHL at an advanced age, signs a one year ELC, spends most of the season in the NHL looking capable but is seemingly not trusted by the coaching staff and plays in less than half the games. Decides to re-up with the same franchise as a RFA on a one-way deal instead of going back home to Finland, looks capable but is seemingly not trusted by the coaching staff and plays in less than half the games.
After the financial windfall of two NHL seasons, is again a RFA inside a franchise with a GM who likes him and a head coach who doesn’t. Signs a two-year deal that comes with a $300k per year raise, or a little less than half the salary given to also recently extended Ruhwedel who is similarly seldom played but more trusted by the coaching staff. GM proceeds to acquire LHD that fall higher in the pecking order, has to wait a couple games for his shot at the start of the season, plays two games but is seemingly not trusted by the coaching staff, gets long term injury, GM who likes him quits, coaching staff has excuse to never play him again, new GM acquires his own personal defensive pet, entire organization forgets he exists. Has played in 39% of NHL games during his contract, collecting $2.5MM with another year on the books.
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Surprised it's 39%. Would've guessed maybe 20%. Would probably be 5% if not for all the injuries.
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Deslauriers? Why
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Signed for next year too. Weird
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