What's with Bryz and Shootouts (or breakaways for that matter)

[fan4ever]

I don't understand how he can be sooooo bad. Will one of you who plays goal be able to explain it to me? It's just fugly....

[aziz]

@fan4ever

dunno. the thing i keep noticing is how little he moves on breakaways/PS. just very static. my rule of thumb has always been to come out to the hashmarks when the skater is at center ice, and pace the play back into the net. bryzgalov...gets out to the top of his crease. don't know if it is *the* problem or not, but it can't help. makes for bad angles if the skater decides to shoot, and with no backward momentum, makes it easier to go around him on a deke. if the goalie is moving back with the progress of the puck such that the goalie is at the goalline when the puck is at the goalline, the only way into the net is through him. if he is stationary, 2 feet out, he becomes an obsticle to bypassed.

all of which, imo, comes back to the not real solid on his skates thing.

[radoran]

Bryz sucks at both. Thankfully there are no shootouts in the playoffs.

Best thing we can hope for is the defense to stop making stupid mistakes.

[Jmdodgesrt4]

Well the good news is that shoot out wins don't count in actual wins for seedings.

[Polaris922]

Well the good news is that shoot out wins don't count in actual wins for seedings.

But the extra point for the win sure does...