Larry writes:
 
>Has anyone seen any other teams using the goalie this way? Is
>this a new wrinkle that Maine has cooked up?  Personally, it
>does seem a bit risky, and doesn't seem a good substitute
>for good, aggressive, "non-tricky" penalty killing (which,
>by the way, Maine has been pretty good at)...
 
Robb Stauber made similar plays for the Minnesota Golden Gophers,
as he had (still has!) remarkable puck-handling skills.  With Stauber
in the nets, the Gophers had nearly the equivalent of a third defenseman.
 
-- Erik
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Erik Biever                                                    GO GOPHERS!
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