I'd wager less than 5 percent of CB could get one by an NHL Goalie in 10

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May 25, 2019
3:58:44pm

777 All-American

I'd wager less than 5 percent of CB could get one by an NHL Goalie in 10

tries. Half of us would whiff the puck on 7 of the 10 shots.

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777

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POLL: You get 10 penalty shots on an average NHL goalie. Every goal you earn 1million, if you miss all 10 you go to prison for 5 years. Do you do it?

JohnnyComeLately Lookin for Ygritte 2.0

5/25/19 3:49pm

Am I on Ice Scates? If so, no way.

GastonCoug

5/25/19 3:51pm

No.

JohnnyComeLately

5/25/19 3:52pm

Do I get some practice? Played roller recently but haven't done ice in years.

Ash

5/25/19 3:55pm

Sure.

JohnnyComeLately

5/25/19 3:55pm

I'd get 1 out of 10. Maybe 2 if it's Martin Jones.

Ash

5/26/19 6:23pm

I'm not sure I could do it even without a keeper.

RSL

5/25/19 3:57pm

Bad skater?

JohnnyComeLately

5/25/19 4:17pm

I am pretty good at going 4-5 circles around the rink without falling.

RSL

5/25/19 6:57pm

I'd wager less than 5 percent of CB could get one by an NHL Goalie in 10

777

5/25/19 3:58pm

I’d say less than .1% Even less than the amount that could put a ball in play off of an MLB pitcher.

shimmy

5/25/19 4:04pm

I'd think putting a ball in play is harder. For those that skate and play hockey

777

5/25/19 4:09pm

Nobody here is scoring a bucket against an average NBA defender.

BGRTHNUMEGO

5/25/19 4:11pm

I think you underestimate who's here. A lot of former collegiate's maybe even

777

5/25/19 4:14pm

3,550 logins in the past month. There aren’t 170 guys on here scoring 1/10 times.

shimmy

5/25/19 4:23pm

I’m a long time advocate of nobody on CB putting an MLB pitch in play, but I’d rank the likelihood as follows:

shimmy

5/25/19 4:22pm

Fair enough. I personally think hockey takes the most overall skill set, but the

777

5/25/19 4:31pm

Put a CBer by the net and they could slap a rebound in. Penalty shots are a different animal though. Can’t luck into it.

shimmy

5/25/19 4:36pm

Still answered no... in all likelihood I might be able slip one

kotacoug

5/25/19 5:08pm

Yeah I’m probably in the same boat.

JohnnyComeLately

5/25/19 5:53pm

Just FYI the average NHL goalie (25 out of 50 goalies who played this year) had a .750 save percentage in shootouts

JohnnyComeLately

5/25/19 5:56pm

I think I could deke out a goalie one time, I would channel my inner TJ Ochie

RC Vikings

5/25/19 6:29pm

who's TJ Ochie? Is he related to Jose Thornton?

Martin Van Nostrand

5/25/19 7:14pm

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