Blues will use 21 yr. old, 6'7" goaltender

[Shutemdown 23]

Link:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=387543

Has anyone else heard about this? Mason, their 1st string goalie is out 2 weeks due to an emergency appendectomy and they're bringing in Ben Bishop.

Just though it was crazy that he's only 21, and he's a goaltender that stands 6'7". Crazy...

[Opie 308]

Link:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=387543

Has anyone else heard about this? Mason, their 1st string goalie is out 2 weeks due to an emergency appendectomy and they're bringing in Ben Bishop.

Just though it was crazy that he's only 21, and he's a goaltender that stands 6'7". Crazy...

Another U-Maine Blackbear

[Reds4Life 51]

No problem, we have Tomas Kopecky.

Edited October 21, 2008 by Reds4Life

[Aussie_Wing 354]

Surely that's just too big. I'm all for a goalie being big in the crease but his movement would have to be a major weakness would it not? It'll be interesting to see how he goes.

[b.shanafan14 733]

Probably going to be 90% kick saves and when they play the Wings, Samuelsson might actually get a shot on goal with one of those high, hard, useless shots of his.

[Casey 145]

Given his size, what style does he play? I can only envision the basic standing technique- nobody I've known even close to that height (our HS goalie was 6'4") has the flexibility to play butterfly.

[Opie 308]

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A little clip of Big Ben Bishop

[BigTex 1]

Patty Wah was a pretty big guy, wasn't he? Hopefully we'll see a statue of liberty f-up again in the near future

[Drake_Marcus 890]

OH CRAP! That Bishop kid is a fighter!

It's over man! OVER. They better call Downey up to deal with this Bishop kid!

Edited October 21, 2008 by Drake_Marcus

[Datsyerberger 279]

Holy s***, that play-by-play guy during the Big Ben fight has one of the most annoying voices I've ever heard.

[Guest Shoreline]

Can't wait to start seeing 7ft, 500 pound goalies just standing there with all the pucks hitting them in their fat rolls. Hell, maybe they could just lie down. Forget skates, just smear butter on his backside and slide him across the ice.

Edited October 21, 2008 by Shoreline

[CenterIce 83]

Can't wait to start seeing 7ft, 500 pound goalies just standing there with all the pucks hitting them in their fat rolls. Hell, maybe they could just lie down. Forget skates, just smear butter on his backside and slide him across the ice.

My Dad says they should just plug a sumo wrestler in the net. You wouldn't be able to get anything else in.

[The Secret 304]

Man most goalies in the league wear leg pads that are up to their waiste high. This guys knee pads may be over Hudler's head. The 5 hole on this guy is going to allow a beach ball through, or maybe Hulder could weave his way through his pads!

[seeinred 1,488]

OH CRAP! That Bishop kid is a fighter!

It's over man! OVER. They better call Downey up to deal with this Bishop kid!

That clip infuriated me. What a bunch of ******* *******.

[Shutemdown 23]

The 5 hole on this guy is going to allow a beach ball through

Let's hope!

[MacK_Attack 108]

Has anyone else heard about this? Mason, their 1st string goalie is out 2 weeks due to an emergency appendectomy and they're bringing in Ben Bishop.

Mason's their backup, or at least 1B starter. Legace still gets the bulk of the starts there.

Edited October 21, 2008 by MacK_Attack

[DYags 0]

If I'm on a break against this guy, I'm going one way or the other than five hole. It has got to be enormous!

[bellarina 1]

If he was anything great he would have been in the league way before. Just because he blocks alot of the net, there are still alot of holes that he can't get to in time.

I hope he plays against the Wings, lets exploit the reasons why he is third string.

[Opie 308]

If he was anything great he would have been in the league way before. Just because he blocks alot of the net, there are still alot of holes that he can't get to in time.

I hope he plays against the Wings, lets exploit the reasons why he is third string.

Or he was in college and actually came out a year early, very similar to his predecessor at U-Maine, one Jimmy Howard.

Now Bishop is not a highly touted as J-Ho, but make no mistake it is not just his freakish height that has him in the NHL.

[Mors 201]

OH CRAP! That Bishop kid is a fighter!

It's over man! OVER. They better call Downey up to deal with this Bishop kid!

One of the most pathetic displays I've ever seen. Rarely do you see an entire lineup of cheapshotting ******* going after people like this, that announcer is a ******* joke too.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

That clip infuriated me. What a bunch of ******* *******.

No way the fighters were more annoying than the announcer! He was getting wet about that poor turtling bastard they were wailing on in the corner. It looked like assault to me- not a fight When the other guy turtles give 'em a shot and let the shame of turtling do the rest... but punching him a few dozen times? Where's the sport in that?

[Drake_Marcus 890]

Or he was in college and actually came out a year early, very similar to his predecessor at U-Maine, one Jimmy Howard.

Now Bishop is not a highly touted as J-Ho, but make no mistake it is not just his freakish height that has him in the NHL.

That honour belongs to that kid that the Canadians had practicing with them in camp this year.

[Donaldjr2448 43]

No way the fighters were more annoying than the announcer! He was getting wet about that poor turtling bastard they were wailing on in the corner. It looked like assault to me- not a fight When the other guy turtles give 'em a shot and let the shame of turtling do the rest... but punching him a few dozen times? Where's the sport in that?

SO....... Does anyone think that Ozzie would drop the gloves with this dude??? And yes that announcer was a complete D-BAG!!! DAMN!!!

[bellarina 1]

Or he was in college and actually came out a year early, very similar to his predecessor at U-Maine, one Jimmy Howard.

Now Bishop is not a highly touted as J-Ho, but make no mistake it is not just his freakish height that has him in the NHL.

Not as highly touted as Jimmy and Jimmy hasn't cracked the NHL either.

I'm not saying he doesn't have any skills. I'm sure its not all size.

but if he was some wonder kid like say Carey Price, then he would be in the NHL right now, he is 21.

Price is the real deal.

Edited October 21, 2008 by bellarina

[The Mule 0]

Surely that's just too big. I'm all for a goalie being big in the crease but his movement would have to be a major weakness would it not? It'll be interesting to see how he goes.

Stephen Valiquette is 6'6" and he is doing just fine.