Sunday, June 7, 2009

How is it not the goalies fault?

Okay, I am a little sick and tired of hearing the same old crap about goalies not being at fault for a loss. It's like saying that John Elway was not responsible for throwing the football into the endzone. Now granted, these days we have the flea flicker and many other assortments, but still, it's the goalie's job to stop pucks. When a team such as Pittsburgh has so much talent, when does it become the responsibility of the goalie to stop the puck? Let's take myself for example. I am a goalie in my night league and I have many issues with stopping the puck. Let's see...I have the whole butterfly thing to work on, not to mention my top shelf is open like a refrigerator for a fat man. Who do I blame at the end of the day for my inconsistencies? Well, I blame myself. Even last week, I had a guy (who was completely numb to playing the role of a defenseman) stand in front of me and try to stop the puck. Instead of having a left leg pad save with a nice rebound, I had a redirect through my five hole and into the back of the net. Who is at fault here? Well according to all of the retarded sports writers who give great sense to the game, the defenseman is because I was already set up for a left side shot. What is never written or spoken about is the fact that my stick was off in la-la land while I anticipated that pad save. It's my fault for not keeping my stick down and redirecting the puck to the boards. Seriously, if people would put the blame where it belongs, we might be able to find who is the problem in this game. I also realize that shit about no I in team. Well my friends, if Sidney Crosby does not score a goal, is it the goalies fault? I don't think so, it's the kids fault. So why is it that Fluery can get away with being a sub-par goalie because his defense sucks? I don't know, you tell me.

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