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I have often thought about this, especially in penalty shoot outs where there are 4 people who aren't the "best" penalty taker that have to take one. As has be

by coverj 5y ago

I have often thought about this, especially in penalty shoot outs where there are 4 people who aren't the "best" penalty taker that have to take one. As has been mentioned there are penalties that are just unsaveable and against an elite penalty taker maybe a goalie is better off just picking a side and taking a chance against them but against the rest of the takers I'd be thinking eliminate the chance they get a freebie by diving too early or just picking a side and force them to score the hardest penalty possible

canuckintime 5y ago
Riffing off your thought: Perhaps goalies should treat penalties like free kicks i.e. the goalie doesn't stand at the center of the goal and offers a far corner for the kicker to aim at? The goalie knows exactly where the kicker should be placing the ball and if the kicker is perfect accurate it's a goal but if the kicker is off then the goalie should save it?