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DoobeeDoobeeDoo
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Just wondering what Stealth (aka Fock) thinks about this.
I agree, Hasek in his prime was probably the best goalie ever.
I agree, Hasek in his prime was probably the best goalie ever.
wrong Ken Dryden or Patrick Roy.
Not much for cam to make a comparison and this is a message board so i will go with Cam
I agree, Hasek in his prime was probably the best goalie ever.
patrick roy says hello
I think Roy was better from start to finish but at their peaks I felt Hasek was better. Hasek' style of play revolutionized the game like no other since Jaques Plante.
i dont see goalies copying Hasek's type of play at all
so what defines a peak within your standard
Hasek is the reason no one does the standup style anymore. He showed the world that the butterfly was the superior technique. If you didn't see how Hasek changed the game, you're deaf & blind.
I'd take Hasek over Roy in net, but I think that this style effect that you're attributing to Hasek was actually more Roy's doing. If we're going to proclaim any single person as the reason that everyone stopped playing stand-up it would be Roy (and/or Allaire).
IDK, I found Roy & Brodeur to both be of the hybrid era where Hasek was pure butterfly. I just remember hearing a lot of debate about which style was better, but I never heard that debate again after the Dominator left his mark on the game. Just left a greater impression on me, could be mistaken.
BTW, I think we could all enjoy this,
Dominik Hasek Tribute - YouTube
I think his style was more noticeable than any other goalie I've seen. Just took every low shot away no matter where you shot it from.
Yes, you are mistaken.
From the wikipedia entry for "butterfly style"
"The modern "profly" derivative was made most popular by Roy and is the style most commonly used and taught."
" the butterfly fell out of favour until the emergence of Patrick Roy in the mid-1980s. This new, modern butterfly style has been referred to as the "profly" style."
I know it's wikipedia, but you'll also notice that Hasek's name is not mentioned once.
Good information. I stand corrected on which goalie had a greater influence. I think Hasek prime years were still better than Roy's prime years tho, although Roy lasted longer and was more clutch overall.
I read somewhere recently that "clutch" Roy was only 6-7 for his career in game 7s. And Hasek of course beat him head to head in '98, which was a pretty big game.
Hasek is the reason no one does the standup style anymore. He showed the world that the butterfly was the superior technique. If you didn't see how Hasek changed the game, you're deaf & blind.