Schneider For NHL 14 Cover
Alex wants you to vote for Michal Handzus, it's a good choice, but it's the wrong choice.
Why is it the wrong choice? Because we shouldn't be voting for a skater, we should be voting for a goalie. The last goalie to make it onto the cover of an EA NHL game was John Vanbiesbrouck, the Vezina Trophy winner was on the cover on NHL 97. Current draft hotshot Seth Jones was 2 years old when a goalie was last on the cover.
Why is this? The goalie is the glue that holds a team together, the man at the back, the last line of defense, etc etc. As I've pointed out before, quite often the goaltender is the difference between success and failure.
We've established that this is the season of the goalie, so why Cory Schneider? 5 shutouts, .927 save percentage 2.11 goals against average. These numbers speak for themselves but there's more. Some keepers will play day in, day out. They're first choice and it's a given that they're always going to skate. Schneider does not have this luxury. As Alex points out here, Schneider has always had Roberto Luongo on his back, desperate to get ice time of his own and able to post equally good numbers.
So, when voting opens, make sure you're tweeting #NHL14Schneider.
Why is it the wrong choice? Because we shouldn't be voting for a skater, we should be voting for a goalie. The last goalie to make it onto the cover of an EA NHL game was John Vanbiesbrouck, the Vezina Trophy winner was on the cover on NHL 97. Current draft hotshot Seth Jones was 2 years old when a goalie was last on the cover.
Why is this? The goalie is the glue that holds a team together, the man at the back, the last line of defense, etc etc. As I've pointed out before, quite often the goaltender is the difference between success and failure.
We've established that this is the season of the goalie, so why Cory Schneider? 5 shutouts, .927 save percentage 2.11 goals against average. These numbers speak for themselves but there's more. Some keepers will play day in, day out. They're first choice and it's a given that they're always going to skate. Schneider does not have this luxury. As Alex points out here, Schneider has always had Roberto Luongo on his back, desperate to get ice time of his own and able to post equally good numbers.
So, when voting opens, make sure you're tweeting #NHL14Schneider.
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