[log in to unmask] wrote: : This is interesting, : ----- Begin Included Message ----- : Some recent goalie stats of interest : NJ Devils Chris Terreri 1.99 GAA, 1-4-0 and 92.5% save average : Boston Br Blaine Lacher 1.99 GAA, 8-2-1 and 92.0% : ----- End Included Message ----- : Identical stats, much different records. Of course, the Devils have little : offense. And while Blaine is being hailed as the next Dryden, Chris is back-up : to Martin Brodheur. : College hockey tie-in: Is it easier for a goal tender to make the jump from : college to Pros? After all, a save is a save is a save. Size is not an : issue. And you have a Pro defense in front of you. : On the other hand the Pros shoot harder, quicker, and there's more "action" : in front of the net. Speaking as a goaltender, no I don't think so. The pure speed of an NHL game is much faster, and that can throw off your timing. Sometimes one gets fired up by the pace, but I think the transition is no easier than for a skater... -Steve