re potvin and his stick in article netnews upenn edu kkeller mail sas upenn edu keith keller writes i prefer to watch hockey than seeing shots of felix potvin slashing and spearing dino ciccerelli standing in front of the net he has every right to stand in front of the net just not in the crease yes he does but the goalie sure as hell doesn t want him there when i played roller hockey boy do i miss those days as a goalie i would scream at my defense to clear guys out of the slot i don t care if he s in the crease or not get him the hell away from me so i can see the ball yes roller hockey remember and if there was nobody around to clear the slot then i d do it myself by pushing the offending player hard i hate people in my way when i m the goalie and i am sure felix does too i should say that i didn t see the incident so if potvin really swung the stick big time then that s not right but he can move people out of the way he s a player on the ice too you know keith keller let s go rangers kkeller mail sas upenn edu ivy league champs in this corner let s go quakers weighing in at almost every weight imaginable life and all that surrounds it blues traveler i have to agree wholeheartedly with this view i don t like to see stickwork but you have to clear players away from in front my personal favorite move i m a goalie too is to give the offeding player a good whack on the back of their skates when the ref isn t looking makes em go down like a ton of bricks but doesn t cause injuries unless they don t know how to fall i m talking about hitting the blades here not the foot it also makes the player you hit and anyone who sees really mad and apt to take a stupid retaliation penalty unfortunately it also leaves your blocker out of position for a short time i don t do this if a shot is likely on the short side hmm maybe i should mail potvin this method in french and with helpful diagrams of course it sure would be nice to see ciccerelli who i have a great deal of respect for btw he s not a big guy but he plays huge fall on his back a few times barfly
