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Osgood Rebuilds His Game
by Paul on 04/28/08 at 07:53 PM ET
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from Bob Duff of the Windsor Star via the National Post,
Windsor native Stan Matwijiw operates the Bandits Goalie School in Novi, Mich., and back in 2004, was charged with the task of deconstructing Osgood.
It proved to be a reclamation project of Humpty Dumpty-like proportions.
“I got a call from Chris the second week of August the summer before the (2004-05) lockout,” Matwijiw recalled. “When he first came to me, I was a little unsure about what he was looking for.
“This was an NHL goalie with 11 years of experience. I didn’t know whether he was just looking to fine-tune some things, so we talked about it. To my surprise, he said, ‘I want you to completely tear my game apart and rebuild it.”
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never felt comfortable about ozzy until this season. the change was definitely for the better
Posted by Wing on 04/29/08 at 12:03 PM ET
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THAT’s guts. To completely change his game after playing the same way for so long. Maybe Matmijiw could be Howard’s goal-tending coach.
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 04/28/08 at 11:32 PM ET