[influenza]

I finally figured out how important this is last night. Playing a team that was 2 divisions higher than our team turned out to be a good learning experience. We actually kept it even for half the game 1-1 mid way through the second period.

Short handed with a few minutes left one of their guys came down the right side and wound up and blasted this shot right by my glove side. I mean he got everything on it. So to myself I said "If I had of had my glove in front, I would have had a better chance at that." I had it at my side and basically tried to block it.

A couple minutes later faceoff in our zone, me with the mindset to keep that glove out. The puck gets passed far side to the left of me, as I'm hugging the post. Same guy who drilled it earlier. I saw this happening, had my glove ready out in front and made a beauty glove save as it was going full force top corner. The place erupted, and even the guy who shot it came over and gave me a shot in the pads and told me nice save!

I'm new to goal tending, but man did it ever feel good! Probably the prettiest save I've done to date.

So as everyone has told me, keep that glove in front, and you'll be able to see the puck coming to it better.

Just like when you catch a baseball, you don't catch it to the side of you, you stick that glove in the air in front!