>Not to criticize Gordon, but to praise Shields...
 
>  Could this shot differential have something to do with how a goalie calls
>a game in net?  Some of the best goalies don't have to make many great
saves
>because they always let their defensemen know what they want them to do.
 It
>is possible that Shields simply directs the defense and breakouts better
and
>thus sees less action.
 
Another possibility is that good goalies allow fewer rebounds than bad
goalies.  I've never watched Shields or Gordon play, but maybe Shields is
better at freezing the puck by either catching it or smothering it.  If the
puck is frozen, then the opposition cannot pick it up and get another shot
off.
 
Just another possibility
 
Eugene Shen
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