Dirty 30 Weekend

I took the weekend to catch up on the fantasy goalie landscape by providing you with a quick and dirty look at all 30 NHL teams and their current situations in goal. I made it through 20 teams by Sunday afternoon before I was distracted by … sleep! It’s Monday morning, but what’s a Dirty 30 Weekend without busting through the finish [...]

The Voyagers

The fearless goalie voyager sets sail across the seven seas in search of more playing time. Sacrificing time and companions, he fights for nothing but his own beliefs and well-being. This mysterious man will fight through malicious maelstroms and deep, rigid mountain passes in search of a better land. Yes, the voyagers are always on [...]

Fleury’s Game 7 Execution

You won’t find a goalie coach more amazed by Marc-Andre Fleury’s performance in Game 7 than the one that wrote these words. I mean, it was simply a jaw-dropping display of elite goaltending under pressure. Before digging into some of the technical aspects of Fleury’s play, let’s point out three behemoth saves that epitomized his 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs run. There’s the breakaway save on Alex [...]

My Ode to Ozzie and Hockey Moms

Chris Osgood. What an interesting story his career has told. I’ve been so fortunate to watch almost every single game he’s ever played, from the moment he dumped the puck around the boards onto San Jose Sharks defenseman Jamie Baker’s stick, through the numerous center ice goals, to this very exact moment in time. I have watched it all go down [...]

Top 5 Things We Learned in Game 5

Dobber literally took the words right out of my mouth on Sunday with his rambling about Mathieu Garon and Marc-Andre Fleury. I couldn’t have said it better myself. And so here are some expanded thoughts on that game, in what we call the Top 5 things you learned about goaltending from watching Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. [...]