January 28, 2010, at 12:11 am
Not to be unfair to Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward, but any goalie tonight would’ve stopped 37 of 38 shots against the Rangers tonight.
I think the Shot Clock Man has a bad angle of the ice. At one point, a puck was passed parallel to the goal line. He took his stick, reached out, and pushed it towards the blue line. I took a glance at the shot clock and it went from “11″ to “12″.
Brandon Dubinsky rifled a shot – absolutely blasted this puck – that was caught by Ward. The only hitch? It was going high if Ward didn’t touch it. He actually had to move out of net to catch it. Shot clock increase.
I’m not saying most of those 38 shots never actually were shots. In fact, most of them were. However, how many really tested Ward? Three? Four? The Rangers had a couple of good chances, but at least 29 of those shots were crappy, low-angle, easily-saved shots.
The Rangers do that; they have been for years. They make goalies look amazing. Remember when Rick DiPietro made over 50 saves one day in March ‘07 and everyone said how incredible he was? Guess what? Most of those shots were right to his chest – they would’ve hit the Gordon’s Fisherman right in the head.
Tonight, the Rangers must’ve seen the logo on the Ward’s jersey as a bulls-eye. Because they kept aiming for it.
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