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Re: EBUG: The NHL's emergency backup goalie rule

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Post by hirvi74 »

smeej wrote: post #68
boomboomsubban wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>These guys aren’t usually that good To further this point, the person in this article is nearly blind in one eye. And on three, I agree. But the rule also applies to playoffs and it's interesting to imagine how you would play with your favorite team's Stanley Cup dreams riding on it. More so when you add in how the city would react to your actions.

Teams bring their own goalies in the playoffs. A third goalie travels with each team.

Typically, said goalie is from the minor league (AHL) and not the EBUG.

Re: EBUG: The NHL's emergency backup goalie rule

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Post by hirvi74 »

bluedino wrote: post #79
Denvercoder9 wrote: post #64

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It's probably not a formal on call where people are required to be available, just a list of people that are willing to jump in if they can.

Imagine 19 other people being 'too busy' to go to an NHL game with a small chance to play goalie.

It's more like 19 being too busy to be at the game in first place on the infinitesimal chance you get called up.

Re: EBUG: The NHL's emergency backup goalie rule

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Post by smeej »

boomboomsubban wrote: post #74
smeej wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Each team brings their own third goalie when it really matters, in the playoffs, and yeah, sometimes it's one of the coaches or trainers, but more often they just bring somebody who plays goalie a lot in his free time, just not at a professional level.

The third goalie would need to be one of their 50 players under contract, so it'd have to be a professional.

Doesn't mean they do a lot of their playing at a professional level.

Re: EBUG: The NHL's emergency backup goalie rule

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Post by tedmiston »

boomboomsubban wrote: post #59
tedmiston wrote: post #54

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> He made two saves on three shots, allowing a goal from Jason Robertson, which wound up being the game winner to help secure a 4–2 win for Dallas.[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hodges_(ice_hockey)

I'm not sure why you're responding to me with that quote.

> > These guys aren’t usually that good

> To further this point, the person in this article is nearly blind in one eye.

You mentioned that he's nearly blind in one eye in response to someone saying that EBUGs aren't usually that good. And yet, he stopped 2 of the 3 shots on him securing the game win. So perhaps, he is actually that good.

Re: EBUG: The NHL's emergency backup goalie rule

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Post by boomboomsubban »

tedmiston wrote: post #94
boomboomsubban wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure why you're responding to me with that quote.

> > These guys aren’t usually that good > To further this point, the person in this article is nearly blind in one eye. You mentioned that he's nearly blind in one eye in response to someone saying that EBUGs aren't usually that good. And yet, he stopped 2 of the 3 shots on him securing the game win. So perhaps, he is actually that good .

>And yet, he stopped 2 of the 3 shots on him securing the game win

>which wound up being the game winner to help secure a 4–2 win for Dallas

Hodges was playing for Anaheim. Plus, stopping 2/3rds of your shots is pretty terrible.

Linking Scott Foster's page would have made more sense, he stopped all 7 shots, but even he would probably agree he isn't that great.

Re: EBUG: The NHL's emergency backup goalie rule

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Post by Delk »

zoomablemind wrote: post #86
Delk wrote: post #37

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That's not really a choice for the visiting team to make. A team can only have two goalies dressed for a game. The emergency backup goalie rule (which is unique to the NHL, AFAIK) is that the home team has to have an emergency goalie booked who's available as a stand-in for either team should both of the team's dressed goalies get injured during the game. Either team would only realistically take that option if they…

> ...The emergency backup goalie is essentially the ultimate underdog and ends up being the fan favourite for the game. I always thought that EBUG is an excellent PR device. It just feels to be so much "For the love of the game", something that fans on each side can relate. Win or lose is situative, but the EBUG effect after such games is always humanising. So the lucky activated EBUGs are in the goal to simply play…

I also think it's a great rule, and I don't really even follow hockey nowadays.

Some people would probably say it's too random, has no place in serious top-level sports, or something. But to me it creates awesomely human moments, not to mention that the entire idea of having someone ready to step in for either team in an emergency just screams good sportsman spirit.

Re: EBUG: The NHL's emergency backup goalie rule

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Post by [deleted] »

Infernal wrote: post #45
ascagnel_ wrote: post #40

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It's also a little strange in that both positions are highly consequential, highly visible, and don't map cleanly to the other players in the game (kickers, at the NFL level, aren't taking regular snaps, goalies in the NHL can't even skate past the center line).

Not so much can’t as may not, to be clear. Presumably they’re fine skaters.

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