Which goalie is better playing the puck.
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Unfathomable
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Which goalie is better playing the puck.
Never really thought about it before because I have become used to having both but was just watching the NSH feed and their color guy was just raving about Hofer puck play.
Took him over Binnington fwiw.
Its pretty close
Took him over Binnington fwiw.
Its pretty close
Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
Hofer is better, but often prone to dumb[ash] mistakes.
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Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
+2
Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
JB all day long imo.
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Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
One with cerebral palsy.
HOFer scares me any time there’s a dump.
HOFer scares me any time there’s a dump.
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britishblue
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Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
Hofer reminds me of Mike Smith with respect to his puck skills.
Very good but there is defo a mistake in him.
I would say Hofer is more aggressive than Binnington, im not sure if that translates to better.
Both are very good.
Very good but there is defo a mistake in him.
I would say Hofer is more aggressive than Binnington, im not sure if that translates to better.
Both are very good.
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juan good eye
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Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
Give me Binny.
Hofer is much improved. He is very aggressive but not as good (or smart) with the puck as Binny…that could change.
Hofer is much improved. He is very aggressive but not as good (or smart) with the puck as Binny…that could change.
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juan good eye
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Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
I’ve said it before but I can see Hofer misplaying a puck to lose a playoff game. That would be a classic Blues goalie move.britishblue wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 11:20 am Hofer reminds me of Mike Smith with respect to his puck skills.
Very good but there is defo a mistake in him.
I would say Hofer is more aggressive than Binnington, im not sure if that translates to better.
Both are very good.
Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
Thumbs up for both. Hofer more aggressive and scary. Both a advantage to the team.
If there isn't a coach/camp for this, already. These two could have a retirement plan. When it's all over.
If there isn't a coach/camp for this, already. These two could have a retirement plan. When it's all over.
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Sweetred95ta
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Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
JB is on a whole different level with playing the puck. Hofer may get there, but he's not there, yet. JB can solely kill a team's forechecking scheme. I know teams make adjustments because of it. It's a shame the current Blues aren't better at taking advantage of it.
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Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
JB for sure. Hofer has improved and is above average but still makes too many mistakes.
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Blues Dave
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Re: Which goalie is better playing the puck.
Binny absolutely. Hoff can do it, but he is scary sometimes. It would be great if we had a team in front of them. We'd be dangerous.