Are goalies untouchable or not?

Anytime a goalie gets run over by an opponent should from now on be considered diving by the goalie, unless he manages to stay on his feet like a solid statue. It's apparently the new standards after last night's game. The new standards should also be implemented in the NHL, so that anyone running over Brodeur or any other netminder will get away with it. Let's just call it "part of the game".

And if someone goes old-school by standing up for his own goalie, they should get a penalty. If that doesn't happen, they should be booed for the rest of the game, for having the guts to defy the new standards. Let's just forget about the old saying that "goalies are untouchable", that's just so obsolete, it's so 70s and 80s and now it's soon 2010. Besides the goalies have padding for a reason.

It happens surprisingly often when the goalie spends so much time out of their crease trying to battle for pucks.

The only one I had an issue with was Della Rovere. The others were incidental.

Anytime a goalie gets clipped I think the opposing team should just nibble on a glove during a scramble in the crease to make up for it.

Stop crying.

And, no, goalies are not untouchable nor should they be the second they step out of their crease. Outside of their crease, they become just another player.

Nobody's crying.

But if a goalie is "just another player" outside the crease, then why are there always scrums after such an incident in the NHL and elsewhere? Why do people not only expect but also demand for their teammates to stand up for their goalie? Doesn't make much sense...

Nibbling on gloves sounds gross, hand sweat. Yuck! :D

2 issues I have with this line of thought. First, the Esposito contact looked incidental to me. He was skating hard for the puck, and clipped Markstrom. If anything, he may have stretched out his back leg to make contact, and I'd have no issue at all with him getting a penalty on the play. The second issue though, is that no power play should have come for it, as Hedman sure as hell deserved a roughing call for the subsequent headlock and punch to the back of Espo's head.

All in all, there was no man advantage to be gained from this play.

And for the record, I have no issue with what Hedman did. He was protecting his goalie, and I respect that, but it was definitely a roughing penalty.

And for the record, I have no issue with what Hedman did.

I don't either.

But he didn't get a penalty for it, and he punched a Canadian in the head.

Who are these Swedish fans who expect Canadian fans to cheer for him after that?

Enough already.