I don't mean skating out. I mean playing goal OUT.
I'll try to clarify...I'm not sure when I picked up this habit, but I've found that I don't play well camping out in the crease as most goaltenders do. I begin the opening faceoff standing at the top of the faceoff circles. As play moves toward my end I slowly move back. If there's an odd man break I match my momentum to the skater moving in. If there's a dump in I'm all over it long before it gets past the faceoff circles and clear it back out.
What I've found is that I can't seem to play any other way. I feel like the forwards have a momentum advantage on me if I don't have a chance to match to their movement. Not to mention the sheer idea of shooting from far out is absurd with this system of play because there's really nothing to shoot at. :P
I guess my question is to all the vets out there (I played for a few years, then quit for 8, then started up again a year ago) is there anything particularly wrong with this style? The only concern I've had voiced to me is getting beat by a forward's speed, but this doesn't happen unless I somehow trip. I'm fast.
