It will be most difficult for goalies to adapt from NA
to European rink-size. The angle-play is really different and we have to be a
bit patient with the performances Cory Schneider will show us. The difference
for goalies is bigger than for skaters.
Besides that we can expect a lot from Cory Schneider.
He is one of the shooting-stars in the NHL and is on the verge to – or did
already – replace famous Roberto Luongo as the starting-goalie in Vancouver.
Luongo most probably will be traded soon and if not, Schneider will start the
season as the Canucks No.1 goalie anyway. He might be the most improved goalie
in the last 24 months. Schneider is a modern style goalie with a good
butterfly, a big body and calm, economic movements. Means you won’t watch him
play spectacular, acrobatic saves because he is nearly always positionally
sound and makes look his saves easy. Lately he significantly did improve
reading the game, anticipating shooters choices. He also carries a good
goalie-head on his shoulders, he doesn’t get rattled easily. It’s difficult to
describe weaknesses in his game. He maybe still could work with his
rebound-control and compared to other North American goalies he is not a really
good stickhandler so he rather makes the save than the transition play what in
most cases is his 1st priority-job anyway.
2 December 2012 / Thomas Roost
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