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Originally Posted by Goalieworld20
and percentage wise, pad stacks and half b-flies open more net and are obsolete. you create many more holes and take up much less net while increasing the risk of a rebound with a half b-fly.
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Perhaps I might be misunderstanding the term Half-bfly. I am not sure how it would give you any more of a risk for a rebound then a full-bfly save. I execute a half-bfly after reading the play, tracking the puck to one of the pads if the situation calls for it (usually a shot low and away from the centre of the net). I find it easier to recover from a half-bfly for obvious reasons and thus I can move into my next position with a bit more ease. I find the move to be far more efficient then simply doing a full butterfly for every low shot. I use B-flys regularly too but I try not to make a habit of automatically dropping into one on every play. Personally, I think it starts to become a predictable move if overused (just like anything else). I think any rebound I would let out on a half-bfly would be the same as a full Bfly because they are both deflecting pucks off a pad that is flush to the ice.
Maybe my interpretation of a half-bfly is different from what you think it is because I am trying logically figure out how it creates a bigger risk of a rebound. Please explain. Thanks.