It's just shinny but as one gets older, and is able to pull off a move one-on-one and then score, even if the defender is older than one's self, and even if the tender isn't half the goalie Tukka Rask's mother-in-law is, it still feels good. I had one like that last night. There were …
Category: goals
Shooter
Who was a better raw goal scorer - Brett Hull or Mike Bossy?
The Shot That Finds Its Way Through
Some shots are meant to go in, some aren't. You can have a clear lane to the net sometimes and misfire, sending the puck two feet wide. Frustrating. You can blast one right where you wanted it to go and it can hit a leg or a stick or a goalie. Or in tantalizing fashion, …
If A Puck Goes In And No One From Either Team Sees It, Is It A Goal?
C'mon, since the dawn of time there have been instances where the puck didn't go in but players argued it did, but you don't believe there has even been a single instance of a puck crossing a line that no one on either team saw do you?
I Love This Goal
As a kid growing up, the Islanders were my team. I'd stuck with them during tough times (ie. when the Leaf's beat them out with Lanny's game 7 overtime winner) so I was a happy camper as they rolled to four cups in the early 80's. However, the new Oiler kids on the block were …
Sittler’s Big Goal
On this day in 1976, one of Elmira's best (although he never played in the W) scored a big one to help Canada win the inaugural Canada cup. It was a beauty. A little touch of the puck out of mid-air to knock it by the defenseman, the fake slap shot to freeze Vlad Dzurilla …
Dawson Lights the Lamp for Orange
This post represents a first on rinktales - video! In this particular sequence, the Orange team from the W proves too much for the red team. Sneaky smooth moving in off the point, Dawson drills one low stick side on the Moose in a game last Thursday night. Smooth. Red and Orange played to a …
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