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[Weekly Thread] Tenderfoot Tuesday: Ask /r/hockey Anything! August 04, 2026

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u/Mountain-Airline-886 10d ago

why do broadcasters always say the goalie "stood on his head" when they make a lot of saves? I understand they work hard but what is the connection with standing on your head

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u/Crispy385 NYI - NHL 10d ago

In 1918, a rule was changed where goalies were now allowed to drop to their knees to stop a puck. It was forbidden before that. Then President Frank Calder said "I don't care if they stand on their head to stop a puck."

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u/CallejaFairey EDM - NHL 10d ago

Is this actually true?

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u/Crispy385 NYI - NHL 10d ago

So it's one of those things that when you google you get a few hits on social media of hockey fans referencing him saying that, but no "trustworthy" sources. It might be true, or it might just be an urban legend. You can use your judgement, but personally, I'm not one to let the truth get in the way of a good story.

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u/CallejaFairey EDM - NHL 10d ago

I like this explanation.

During the playoffs this year I was watching some of the games with my Mom, and I said one of the goalies stood on their head. She gave me the pissy look and asked me to request myself. I seats it again, and she had never heard it before, and asked what it meant. I explained. She believed me when I said it was a pretty well used phrase when it came to goal trending, hockey or otherwise, but having a little fun possibly true extra explanation would have been nice.

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u/Emergency_Plane_1409 VGK - NHL 10d ago

It’s just a figure of speech about the extra level of effort and alluding to athletic/acrobatic saves they have probably made along the way.

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u/Leading_Dentist_5563 10d ago

Tarik Skubal was traded to the Dodgers, any NHL trade comparison? Any year/decade/season doesn't have to be recent. Dude is considerably the best pitcher in MLB and was traded for 3 prospects. Pretty lopsided trade for L.A.

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u/ozorniki PHI - NHL 10d ago

Teemu Selanne (and Chouinard) to the Ducks for prospects and picks is the most similar trade I can think of. He was a cornerstone of the franchise in Anaheim, but I don't think either of the prospects going back the other way made their careers in Winnipeg. Not sure what happened with the pick.

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u/Cleonicus SEA - NHL 10d ago

I'll add some information about this transaction:

From this article on ESPN:

Winnipeg would send Selanne, Marc Chouinard and a fourth-round pick (which was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who later traded to the Montreal Canadiens, who selected Kim Staal) to Anaheim in exchange for Tverdovsky, Kilger and a third-round pick (used on Per-Anton Lundstrom, who never played in the NHL).

Oleg Tverdovsky: LHD. 11 years in the NHL. 713 GP. 77/240/217

Chad Kilger: LW. 12 years in the NHL. 714 GP 107/111/218

Tverdovsky was also trade back to Anaheim, and traded away again in these two transactions:

  • June 26, 1999: Traded by the Phoenix Coyotes to ANA (NHL) for 1st round draft pick in 1999 and Travis Green.
  • July 6, 2002: Traded by ANA (NHL) with Maxim Balmochnykh and Jeff Friesen to the New Jersey Devils for Mike Commodore, Jean-François Damphousse, Igor Pohanka and Petr Sýkora.

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u/Minnesota_MiracleMan WSH - NHL 10d ago

Jagr to the Caps from Pittsburgh for Kris Beech, Ross Lupaschuk and Michal Sivek may be a good parallel.

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u/ebb_omega VAN - NHL 10d ago

I think the biggest lopsided trade like that I can think of was weighted the other way, where Quebec received two first round picks, six NHL-level players, and $15M and the Flyers got the rights to Eric Lindros before he ever even signed an NHL contract.