NHL to look at goalie equipment... AGAIN!

[shooter27 116]

back in the 70's the goalies were making saves... now goalies just get hit with the puck... just look at J. S. Giguere, he is great in a game, but put him in a situation like a shoot-out where he needs reactions and he is lost. When being able to be that big in net takes away some of the athleticism from the position then it needs to be looked into.

I agree completely. The point of goaltending equipment is to PROTECT THE GOALIE not to aide in stopping the puck. Look at the original goal equipment, it was not much bigger than comparable players gear. The reason goalie equipment got bigger in the first place was to add protection, however with the materials that are used today it is clear that goaltending equipment can be scaled back and still do its job of protecting the goalie. The equipment should be the absolute minimum size requred to allow the goalie to play safely. I do not claim to know exactly what that size is, but that size is smaller than the current gear. This may not help scoring at all, but at least it will enhance the amount of skill needed to play the position instead of goalies relying on pads to help them stop the puck.

[eric42434224 1]

Maybe they should just do away with equipment al together, change the puck into a ball and make the nets ridiculously larger...

hmmm

aka soccer (For the leypersons)

Yes, because soccer is such a high scoring game. LOL