goaltending 1-2 punch

[Guest octopusdank]

what does everyone thing about tandem goalie strategy? is it better to have one guy starting every night, or alternating? its worked for us, does any see it becoming a permanent fix??

[puckloo39 5,686]

I think it's situational, and wouldn't work for too many pairs, aside from Dom and Ozzie. Most teams don't have the luxury of having two goalies of the calibre of ours, so tandeming isn't an option.

So far, it hasn't been broke, so I say, don't try to fix it.

[Guest octopusdank]

I think it's situational, and wouldn't work for too many pairs, aside from Dom and Ozzie. Most teams don't have the luxury of having two goalies of the calibre of ours, so tandeming isn't an option.

So far, it hasn't been broke, so I say, don't try to fix it.

i cant wait for dom to come back!! i bet hes so bored

[Kp-Wings 3]

I think it's situational, and wouldn't work for too many pairs, aside from Dom and Ozzie. Most teams don't have the luxury of having two goalies of the calibre of ours, so tandeming isn't an option.

So far, it hasn't been broke, so I say, don't try to fix it.

*cue Dabura*

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

I think tandems can work well in the regular season, especially when you've got an old goaltender like Dom. It also worked pretty well with Legace, who tends to wear down once he cracks 40 games.

But in terms of playoffs, no I don't think it works.

[Guest octopusdank]

I think tandems can work well in the regular season, especially when you've got an old goaltender like Dom. It also worked pretty well with Legace, who tends to wear down once he cracks 40 games.

But in terms of playoffs, no I don't think it works.

care to elaborate? is it because of the need to stay in the "groove"??

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

care to elaborate? is it because of the need to stay in the "groove"??

Basically, yes.

I think it's better for the team and the starter to have the guy night in and night out at that point.

This is all assuming the starter is playing well. It's totally different to switch goalies to spark the team, but I don't really consider that a tandem.

Mainly I'm referring to if a goalie is playing well in the postseason, why would you want to sit him to play the other guy?

[Guest octopusdank]

Basically, yes.

I think it's better for the team and the starter to have the guy night in and night out at that point.

This is all assuming the starter is playing well. It's totally different to switch goalies to spark the team, but I don't really consider that a tandem.

Mainly I'm referring to if a goalie is playing well in the postseason, why would you want to sit him to play the other guy?

that makes sense. but a surprise start by a different goalie could force a team to a different strategy, but i guess that also brings up how different are the styles of the wizard and the dominator?

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

I agree with Harold, in that in the regular season it works, but not in the playoffs. No need in switching your goalies back and forth in the playoffs. That only should happen if the starting goaltender needs to get pulled for that game, or is injured.

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

Unless the 'tending of either of the Wings goalies just completely falls in the crapper, I don't mind them continuing to alternate and wouldn't mind seeing it for the playoffs. And no, Osgood's play hasn't completely fallen in the crapper. Until this game this afternoon, the defense overall has been terrible, hanging Osgood out to dry. Before people jump all over my a** yelling "BUT HE NEEDS TO STEAL A GAME OR MAKE THOSE BIG SAVES!", I understand that crystal clear. But I don't care how caliber of a goalie you might be or if you should just be playing in a beer league, every goalie needs help from their defense clearing rebounds and containing players on the rush etc. etc. Hasek and Osgood both seem to have a comfortable working relationship, they set whatever egos they have aside, they seem comfortable playing 50-50 right now. Keep doing that if it works.

Overall, I'm not really sure how tandems playing the same amount of time roughly has worked out over the years. The only two I can recall off the top of my head, other than the Wings situation, is Roloson-Fernandez with Minnesota a few years ago, and Tugnutt-Rhodes with Ottawa back in the late 90s I think. Neither yielded a SCF or a Cup itself, but if that's the expectations, maybe we ought to get them a little more realistic as you aren't going to win the Cup every year. I think the Minnesota tandem was actually the year they went to the WCF. Ottawa got eliminated the 2nd round of the playoffs with the tandem I think.

[lfd250 1]

I don't think it works for the playoffs. It's not good to have a goalie get in a mind set for a game and then have to wait three or four days to get back into it.

[vangvace 12]

too little recent history experience to say if it'll work in the playoffs. I think it could work well with the right pair, like the wings have now. Minn a few years back is a good example. If I remember correctly they started tandemed alternating games but finished with a more traditional starter/backup nothings working approach.

[JerseyDevil 0]

what does everyone thing about tandem goalie strategy? is it better to have one guy starting every night, or alternating? its worked for us, does any see it becoming a permanent fix??

I'm a fan of the 1 goalie starting 70+ games strategy...but who knows, I may be a bit biased lol.

[VM1138 1,921]

Tandem works better, especially in a playoffs. BOth Dom and Ozzie have shown they can stay hot without playing consecutive games, so alternating goalies (which they won't do in the playoffs) would help keep the other team on their toes and make it harder for them to adapt and find weaknesses.