Leafs Goaltending Department

[Le Cobra]

My pleasure, the kind words are much appreciated. I'm really looking forward to seeing what Campbell can do in Toronto if he's given a shot at taking the starters role, something he hasn't had since playing for the Ontario Reign

Someday when hockey arenas open up again maybe you can teach me some goalie drills.

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

The focus of goalie schools in Canada is dropping down into your butterfly in almost every scenario- meaning they are not allowing the goalie to read the play. Committing to going down too soon leaves the goalie vulnerable to a pass or a high shot.

Perhaps that is why the Finnish system focuses on athleticism. So that they play every shot more honestly instead of just going down into the butterfly every single time.

Patrick Roy and Marty Brodeur are legends in part because they employed a hybrid technique meaning they were butterfly and stand up goalies depending on the circumstances. Great thing is Jack Campbell’s play style is very much like those legends of old.

I know I'm just a beer leaguer criticizing pros but I never under stood why goalies automatically drop into the RVH even when the shooter is around the faceoff dot. Imo it should only be used when the puck is down at the goal line. If a goalie drops down in the RVH when the shooter is out past the goal line, they usually leave short side corner exposed as well as much of the far side. Every night you see goalies getting beat on these shots when they could just stay standing and wait for the shot. Rask ( my favourite goalie) is one of the worst for this. When I teach kids I always tell them to not use RVH till the puck is down by the goal line and I show them why.

Imo the hybrid approach is the most effective, plus if these young goalies would learn to stay up more often instead of automatically dropping into butterfly or RVH, it will save their hips/groin/knees in the long run.

 

[justashadowof]

If an NHL goalie in 2021 starts getting beat with shots along the ice because he doesn't like getting down in the butterfly too early he would be run out of the league on a rail. Those goals always look terrible.

 

[Notsince67]

I know I'm just a beer leaguer criticizing pros but I never under stood why goalies automatically drop into the RVH even when the shooter is around the faceoff dot. Imo it should only be used when the puck is down at the goal line. If a goalie drops down in the RVH when the shooter is out past the goal line, they usually leave short side corner exposed as well as much of the far side. Every night you see goalies getting beat on these shots when they could just stay standing and wait for the shot. Rask ( my favourite goalie) is one of the worst for this. When I teach kids I always tell them to not use RVH till the puck is down by the goal line and I show them why.

Imo the hybrid approach is the most effective, plus if these young goalies would learn to stay up more often instead of automatically dropping into butterfly or RVH, it will save their hips/groin/knees in the long run.

Maybe it is a size thing. @240 lbs, they might get used to dropping and staying down because the up and down movement becomes too energy costing.