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Crashing The Goalie Continues
by Paul on 02/22/07 at 09:28 AM ET
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from the Ottawa Citizen via the StarPhoenix,
The NHL appears to have a major problem on its hands. While Emery has acknowledged he went too far in smacking Lapierre - the incident came after several run-ins with Canadiens players earlier in that game - it was thought the episode might have inadvertently served to help protect goaltenders around the league by drawing attention to crease-crashing.
Instead, it appears players have been running goaltenders even more in the 12 days since. Last Saturday, Jim Slater of the Atlanta Thrashers responded to a mild hook from Senators defenceman Wade Redden by cross-checking Senators goaltender Martin Gerber in the face, knocking him to the ice inside the net. It was the third consecutive game in which a Thrashers skater had knocked down a goaltender.
Update 12:30pm ET: title typo fixed
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I was at that game. I was disappointed how they let the Thrashers run over Gerber and Alfie with no retribution.
Posted by bcrt on 02/22/07 at 09:57 AM ET
Atlanta did that all through their Western swing. Soon as they got down by a couple, it was open season on the goalies. I was hoping Stortini would do something about it, but he was probably ordered off the case.
Posted by Doogie2K from Calgary on 02/22/07 at 03:48 PM ET
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Goalies are now “fair game” in the crease. Ask Kypreos how effective running Grant Fuhr was in the playoffs. Put the nets back on solid posts and let the crease crashers feel the full brunt of the post. Too many players now act fearless since there are no repercussions and are not putting themselves at risk.
Posted by Hockey1919 from Montreal on 02/22/07 at 09:54 AM ET