Calvin Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Two Sabres goalies in the top 10.. Miller's dive save on a 3-on-1 against the Bruins in 2007, and Marty robbing the Flyers blind in 2000. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thanks for the link--very cool. Miller is one of the best positional goalies I ever have seen, which is why he had his highlight there. He lets in some stupid goals sometimes (and of course, I'm writing this after the Pens game), but he almost always is exactly in the position he should be in. Biron, sh*t, that just was cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I can't help but think these saves are 25% effort and 75% luck and that these goalies would not consider these among their best saves. Goalies often respond to questions about saves like these by saying they got lucky. Maybe just hockey modesty... but, come on, a shooter has 22 square feet of net to shoot at and hits the goalie's stick? That's luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I can't help but think these saves are 25% effort and 75% luck and that these goalies would not consider these among their best saves. Goalies often respond to questions about saves like these by saying they got lucky. Maybe just hockey modesty... but, come on, a shooter has 22 square feet of net to shoot at and hits the goalie's stick? That's luck. Agreed. A lot of it has to do with luck. But there's also something to be said about positional sense, which Miller seems to possess bucketloads of. Don't forget what Arnold Palmer, another old timer like you, purportedly once said - “It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I can't help but think these saves are 25% effort and 75% luck and that these goalies would not consider these among their best saves. Goalies often respond to questions about saves like these by saying they got lucky. Maybe just hockey modesty... but, come on, a shooter has 22 square feet of net to shoot at and hits the goalie's stick? That's luck. The same could be said about the shooters though. If you watch the skills competition, they don't hit the corner targets dead center every time. Sure thet are aiming for the corners but if the puck is two inches in either direction it's hitting the goalie or the pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VansTheMans Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Some of these saves are insane. That Kip puck kick was disgusting. :worthy: But yea, Miller's save on that list, just insane. :o You could make an extensive list of Miller's greatest saves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I would think picking the top ten saves is an impossible task.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugold43 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Two Sabres goalies in the top 10.. Miller's dive save on a 3-on-1 against the Bruins in 2007, and Marty robbing the Flyers blind in 2000. Link i was at that flyers game where biron made that absurd save and all i can say is that you should have seen it live. wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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