Forgot About Drai
Dr Drai the Second
Thanks. Hes pretty good
That's why they become NHL goalies and the rest play in beer leagues.
Durign this tournament I've seen Olsen, Roy, Leblanc, Schenn(he might break the record for points in a tournament), it was mentiond we should have left Cizikas of for Toffoli, Visentin was absolutely destroyed for giving up a goal against Norway I mean who hasn't got it? It's ridiculous.
For a supposedly weak swedish roster this is the best I've seen them play in years.
Fun game. It feels like one of those games Canada finds a way to win. They usually do when it looks like this but the bounces going their way.
They think Larsson will be as good as Kronwall in Detroit? hmm, maybe.
So what? MAF folded under pressure and won a cup in the NHL and is a solid NHL starter...Schenn wasn't very good last year and is now lighting it up....one tournament doesn't define a 19 year old prospect
So you`re telling me that if a goalie, even in the NHL, is staring at a puck coming at his head, atleast 8 times out of 10 he wouldn`t duck. And I don`t just mean any shot. I mean one that he clearly see`s and knows is not going to hit anything to make it change direction. That`s ridiculous. It`s not something you can teach or change. It`s human nature.
Don`t even begin to talk about Olivier Roy. You`re basing this off of what? The 4 games you`ve seen him play? I`ve watched him for 2-3 years and people say after time that`s when you start to see flaws. Roy got better as time progressed in Cape Breton before being traded to Acadie-Bathurst in an attempt to rebuild our roster. The fact people here think they are smarter or better are judging who should and shouldn`t play more than the Team Canada coaches is ridiculous. Especially when it`s Dave Cameron, who has every reason to play Visentin, with him playing in the OHL. They know what they`re doing.
As far as ducking, yes it`s noticeable, but a lot of shots are going at his head, and he`s a smaller goalie. Most times pucks go at a goalies helmet it`s through traffic and he can`t see them. You can`t say it`s a bad thing when you duck because a solid piece of rubber is flying at your head at high speed. That`s human nature. You can`t break that habit. You`re built to duck when somethings coming at your face.
I can't speak for other games, but over the course of a tournament, lots of guys get critisized. I've seen a lot of Swedes bashed on this thread, too. Don't make it a Canadian thing.
MAF had one bad goal at a bad time in a tournament, but he was a million times better than this kid is.