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Originally Posted by harri1
In terms of a goalie communicating too much I would rather have the goalie that talks too much as opposed to the goalie that does not talk at all. I think the part in the original article that takes care of the possibility of a goalie talking too much is...
A goalie that communicates all of the time may not understand the importance of timing.
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OK, my experience with this... I also skate out and in true beer league fashion I play forward or D depending on what's needed but the last couple seasons it's been mostly D. My goalie on this team talks constantly but not effectively. Full sentences, insults, swears, jokes etc. It gets to the point where after a few minutes it just becomes a constant rumble behind you. Kinda like white noise so even if there is some useful information it gets lost. Common conversation between players in the faceoff circle... "what the hell is Artie talking about? Who knows!?, does it matter?lol "
I tend to try optimal communication as you described and I'm fairly active but when I fill in on that team, my teammates joke about how quiet it is back there! I've had other players (D) that I don't see very often as a pickup hour backup/call-in tell me that they like how much I communicate compared to the other guy. Should give you a clue as to how much my BL goalie talks.