WHO ARE THE EXPERTS?
Why do we do this? Aren't there enough goalie experts out there? Well....no. The Central Scouting Bureau for the NHL has a Goalie Checklist. Right there on the front page it asks if the goalie "consistently squares to the puck carrier." Really? How about squaring to the puck? This is just one example of what is wrong with the way we train, develop, and evaluate goalies. If its wrong here, then where else? Check out our Final Five rankings using the tabs below. And email us here if you are interested in learning more about a particular goaltender 1
Gunnery Goalie chooses UCONN
Chris Heisenberg is reporting that Robert Segin has committed to UCONN for 2011. The Huskies recently named sophomore Garret Bartus its MVP for the recently completed season so Segin will have to work for ice time. We saw Segin play twice over the season and had him rated just behind Mastalerz who is going to UMass. How is it that Mastalerz is a Hockey East goalie and Segin will play in Atlantic Hockey? Damned if we know. It goes back to how goalies are evaluated. We think Segin could compete at the same level as Mastalerz. It will be interesting to see how their respective careers pan out.