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...Durno emphasizes the fact that the destination of the puck is usually pre-determined by the position of the shooter and goalie. "No matter how good your reflexes are, there's no way you're going to react and glove a shot from ten feet out off a forward like Hynes or Cavanagh. You have to make it look like they were stupid to hit it right into...
...Some goalies are also flashier because they go down to stop a shot more often, but Durno's size (5' 6") eliminates that alternative. "A short goalie will leave the top of the net open, but besides that, a goalie's playing better if he doesn't have to go down...
...particular, Durno recalls the Vermont goalie. "I looked down at his end before the game and he was taking warm-up shots on his knees! That...
Playing the angles in the net, Durno worries most about the unexpected. "Backhand shots are the most trouble. The forward never knows where it's going and neither do I. If you can't stop a slapshot, you don't belong on the ice. When they wind up to the rafters for the shot, you can't act surprised by the direction...
...Durno was surprised by one Princeton slapshot goal. "The guy fanned on the shot. It was moving so slowly, I grabbed for the puck and brought my hand down before the puck reached the crease...