j.hoop 64 Report post Posted April 10, 2009 HA ! way to go Joe. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=417597 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted April 10, 2009 Think we've seen like 6-7 of exact similar save through out the season.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j.hoop 64 Report post Posted April 10, 2009 Think we've seen like 6-7 of exact similar save through out the season.... i think the situation and circumstances outweighed the actual save Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Niklas Kronwall is pretty amazing...he apparently passed the puck from the point to himself to make that pass to Samuelsson. A little recognition for the amazing playmaking of Jiri Hudler, anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGuns1340 1 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Making a save on Samuelsson shouldn't even count as a save. Christ, if you a fairly wide chest, you're guaranteed to stop 99.9 of Samuelsson's shots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman54 91 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 (edited) Huh, Kippers is much better!?!?!?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llI37UPXy1I Edited April 11, 2009 by Superman54 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Huh, Kippers is much better!?!?!?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llI37UPXy1I Kipper's is a similar save on the other side, except his body was closer to the location of the save when Wellwood shot, so he had a better idea of what Wellwood was going to do. He was also covering much more of the net when he made the save (had Wellwood shot on pretty much anywhere in the lower right quadrant of the net, it hits Kipper because he was already moving back towards the net to reset his position. Joey Mac had closed his fivehole because Hudler fooled the Isles defense and goaltender into thinking he was shooting by putting a slap-pass right onto the tape of Sammy's stick. Joey Mac was frozen for a moment and had to dive from the edge of the crease in a down position and grab the puck out of the air as if he were a shortstop diving across second base. The chances of success were exponentially lower; not only did MacDonald have to make the right grab with his glove, if Samuelsson's shot had been going elsewhere, it wasn't going to hit another part of his body. Kiprusoff got Wellwood's shot with his stick, but there was a good chance that if Wellwood had shot elsewhere it's still a save. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_redwing 495 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 A little recognition for the amazing playmaking of Jiri Hudler, anyone? Now that you mention it....no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
