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CristianoRonaldo
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RayMartyniukTotems
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Goalies play until they're 40...the good/great ones anyways
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Goalies peaks are 30 to 45 (The premier ones)
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I am sure I am not the only one who has mentioned his health. The problem is he has shown he gets worn down when he plays a lot and burns himself out. He reminds me of younger version of Mike Smith
how many goalies were at the top of their game past the age of 40?
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Puckstop40
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Glad to see Darcy is having a great season. I will be forever thankful for his time in Colorado and winning a cup. I was very critical of him in the playoffs because of his subpar play at times, but I will attribute that to the eye injury. Outside of that, he was solid and it would have been nice to keep him if we could’ve afforded him.
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Did you know that Jaques Plante had one of his greatest years as a Pro playing for the Maple Laughs in the 70's and posting a 1.88 GAA in a scoring happy NHL at age 41-42
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Ok, but why do goalies tend to have a later peak? Reaction time and flexibility are at their best when younger- is it just because goalies make no sense? I’d think athleticism trumps experience with that position, but obviously somethin else is going on. Explain.
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Im wondering this as well.
And wondering if anyone has solid numbers to back up goalie peaks in that age 35-40 range.
If it’s a thing, I guess experience in play reading and positioning is more important overall than reflexes and athleticism.
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It is kinda a thing. Brodeur and Hasek played into their 40s, Craig Anderson just retired around 40, Miller and Lundqvist and Luongo all played awhile. Wonder how much mentality plays into it too- just the steady “don’t give a f***” of a 40 year old vs. the “this is everything ever” mentality of a 21 year old. Sounds silly, but I’m serious- maybe mentality matters that much more with that position.
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Add Tim Thomas to that list as another famous example. I definitely remember these elite goalies playing well late into their career, I’m just wondering if there’s a comprehensive study done on all goalies that can peg down a specific peak goalie year.
In any case, it does seem to be a thing. And I don’t think your theory of mindset is silly at all. It does make a lot of sense cause the position can be so mental. So if a younger goalie has a bad game that can snowball into a bad month or worse. Whereas the experienced guys have seen it and been through it, so they can manage the ups and downs better.
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I liked Darcy, always seemed like a great guy and teammate. Never a word out of place, even when Francouz had to take over at times.
He wasn't the same goalie after the eye injury in the playoffs but he'll forever be a Cup Champ! Wish him the best.
He wasn't the same goalie after the eye injury in the playoffs but he'll forever be a Cup Champ! Wish him the best.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
People may forget this but he was already excellent on the Kings once--he was the fateful sacrificial lamb when they committed to Cal Petersen.
Basically just picked up where he left off but with more wear and tear. Not sure he can be counted on to be playing a workload so hard, he's already been IR'ed twice.
Also f***in jinx thread, we really didn't need that on our goaltending of all things!
Basically just picked up where he left off but with more wear and tear. Not sure he can be counted on to be playing a workload so hard, he's already been IR'ed twice.
Also f***in jinx thread, we really didn't need that on our goaltending of all things!
We definitely could have. But our boneheaded GM went and got 8eor8iev and wasted 2 years of our team, just to spend more assets and get Blackwood at the same price while jersey fans laugh at us
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Odd thread title . He’s been a good goalie for years .
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And all we had to give up was essentially Gabe Vilardi, awesome !
