Why didn't the goalie that flipped the net during breakaways make the NHL?

[illpucks]

Was he blacklisted for flipping the net or impersonating Pierre McGuire?




His AHL stats were good.

2010-11	Portland Pirates	AHL	36	0	2	1993	93	1	3	2.80	22	12	0	955	0.911	9	1	2
2011-12	Rochester Americans	AHL	54	2	4	3243	142	0	2	2.63	28	24	2	1579	0.917	3	0	0
2012-13	Rochester Americans	AHL	64	0	8	3800	162	8	4	2.56	38	24	1	1957	0.924	2	0	0
2013-14	Hershey Bears	AHL	45	1	2	2688	118	5	2	2.63	23	18	3	1242	0.913	-	-

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[Thrasymachus]

I mean, his numbers aren't all that special.

 

[izzy]

he had one decent ahl season at the age of like 30

why would he make the nhl

 

[illpucks]

I mean, his numbers aren't all that special.

Consistency though. You would think he gets a call up.

 

[HisIceness]

I thought this was going to be a riddle.

 

[Beville]

Because he can’t handle a 2-0

 

[King Mapes]

He wasn’t that good. If he didn’t flip the net no one would know who he is.

 

[cptjeff]

He was a star for Clarkson and was decent in the AHL, but making the NHL is really hard. Next question?

 

[The Roy Of Ottawa]

Why aren't more goalies flipping nets?

 

[illpucks]

He was a star for Clarkson and was decent in the AHL, but making the NHL is really hard. Next question?

Ilya Samsonov's stats the year before he made the NHL

2018-19

Hershey Bears

AHL

37

0

0

2202

99

5

3

2.70

20

16

1

868

0.898

5

0

0

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[Maple Leaf]

Why aren't more goalies flipping nets?

I would flip the net every second of play when ahead. They can penal me all they want, but I am gonna flip. Before you know it, the game is over.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Smart move. Take the penalty rather than hope they mess up the 2 on 0.

 

[holy]

I mean, his numbers aren't all that special.

Yeah, I don’t see 2-0 vs the Leafs mentioned anywhere.

 

[SI90]

I thought this was going to be a riddle.

I was going to answer “ to get to the other side”

 

[Strangelove]

Was he blacklisted for flipping the net or impersonating Pierre McGuire?

Well if he wasn't blacklisted for impersonating Pierre McGuire he should have been.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Why aren't more goalies flipping nets?

Because hockey players are smart enough to apply simple sporting principles to their activities. The moment you are dumb enough to abuse the rule in an unsportsmanlike way it gets changed, the new one gets your name and you become widely known as a jackass. For further reading see "The Avery rule".

Does one really want that kind of "fame" for a few weeks before it gets changed to the match penalty for a goalie or something?

 

[ToDavid]

Consistency though. You would think he gets a call up.

What consistency? He had two good seasons at age 27 and 28 before returning to mediocrity.