The season is almost two months old now and there have been a bunch of nice saves from around the NHL. Some of them were brought up by Puck Daddy in today's article. The big reason was this:
Wow. I mean, just wow. Of course, usually such a big save is made because the goalie had made an error before - Thomas is a little off his position and needs to dive in order to make a save. But there was no significant wrongdoing on his part and the recovery was absolutely gorgeous. Plus, if he lets this one in, it's the end of game.
The other Save of the Year candidates listed by Puck Daddy were as follows:
For me, perhaps the least amazing from these all. The puck is going top shelf, that's for sure, but without great speed. Nice save, but low velocity of the shot made it less stellar in my eyes.
The man I gave up on not so long ago shines bright. Very similar to Thomas' heroics, maybe slightly less eye-opening, but great juicy bite of solid goaltending nonetheless.
Now stick saves are always a crapshoot. You just dive to your side, hope for the best and try getting as much of you in front of the puck as humanly possible. Nobody will ever convince me such saves are premeditated. Does it make them less entertaining? You bet it doesn't!
And for the end, Tomas Plekanec's goal from last afternoon's game between Sharks and Canadiens. What a beauty. Count the number of dekes this guy made - I spotted four. Brilliant, brilliant display of skill.
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