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My notes:
1) There are several stance depths you can use depending on the threat level of the
attack but for our discussions this is a good example of a "Movement Ready"
stance.
2) He is actually a tad wide in his foot placement for pristine lateral movement but it
is strong and balanced.
3) His blocker is in a perfect, ideal position and is NOT touching his pad which is a
common flaw in modern goaltending.
4) His glove his available and visually discouraging to a shooter. It may be a tad high
but well within tolerances.
5) His stick is flat on the ice and not in a "Fleury toe-only" on the ice position.
6) He has an acceptable knee bend which will allow explosive movement and
explosive knee drive.
7) His stick is not resting under his knees. There is a proper gapped stick which
leaves a space for his knees to drive to the ice and a forward stick position cuts
down the angle.
He has a solid "3-iron" stick position as opposed to a "9 iron" stick position.
This simply means he doesn't show an exaggerated ramped up stick position.
8) Everyoneʼs stances will vary and my suggestion is to not mimic anyone but pull
details out of goalies you like and incorporate them in your stance if they make bio-
mechanical and technical sense.
9) This stance has almost zero double coverage, which simply means that pieces of
equipment that overlap and fill the same space twice, minimize the net you actually
cover. I will make the argument that this really is less important today. Why?
Goalies rarely make a save from their stance position so double coverage in your
down positions penalize you more than your upright stance position. If you are
getting hit with hard pucks when you are on your feet you might be sleeping..
10) Choose a stance that allows you to get there quickly and be the most efficient in
making a save.