tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676139083106872096.post3176275309725401080..comments2024-03-18T14:48:59.868-04:00Comments on Driving Play: Editorial: Widen The Net, PleaseChasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818442698846247118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676139083106872096.post-1280838920806217802012-02-13T12:33:41.598-05:002012-02-13T12:33:41.598-05:00Fair enough. I just suspect that widening the net ...Fair enough. I just suspect that widening the net is going to sound awfully drastic to people, so it seems unlikely to happen until/unless other methods of increasing scoring look hopeless.Eric T.http://broadstreethockey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676139083106872096.post-9053784887203571832012-02-13T11:35:25.692-05:002012-02-13T11:35:25.692-05:00The reason is that the average size of goalies has...The reason is that the average size of goalies has increased too. Here's a look at the goalies who were top 5 in save percentage in 1985:<br /><br />Warren Skorodenski: 5'8", 165<br />Pelle Lindbergh: 5'9", 165<br />Andy Moog: 5'8", 175<br />Mike Liut: 6'2", 195<br />Reggie Lemelin: 5'11", 170<br /><br />Here's last year's top 5:<br /><br />Tim Thomas: 5'11, 201<br />Pekka Rinne: 6'5", 209<br />Roberto Luongo: 6'3", 208<br />Semyon Varlamov: 6'2", 209<br />Jonas Hiller: 6'2", 194<br /><br />So yeah, shrinking the equipment would probably do something, but I don't see it happening - the players' union will claim it's a safety issue when it isn't, and that'll get thrown out.Triumphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00591565610296063799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676139083106872096.post-16476822029907123702012-02-13T11:26:25.217-05:002012-02-13T11:26:25.217-05:00If the problem is that equipment now fills the net...If the problem is that equipment now fills the net, why do you prefer widening the net rather than shrinking the equipment?Eric T.http://broadstreethockey.comnoreply@blogger.com