Hockey: Why dont they ever use 400+ lb sumo-sized people as goalies?

[Pastore]

Originally posted by: jaeger66
With the absurd equipment goalies wear today, its the same as being big and fat. The practice of wearing a tent for a jersey and having 2 sofas strapped to your legs will be looked at very closely in the offseason.

The league complains that scoring is way down, yet they keep letting the goalies pads get bigger and bigger. So instead they tell the refs to "really come down on the obstruction!", my ass. Nice try Bettman. :disgust:

 

[Grey]

Ever see a 500 pound person in ice skates?

 

[dxkj]

Or you could just get some guy that was so incredibly fat and huge that he still covered the net while sitting on the ice

I Agree


I've thought this before and Im serious.... you could have this guy sit down in front of the goal and block it completely, he wouldnt have to be in shape to sit on his fat ass, and no one would get a shot bye....


who cares about gathering the puck when defense is a moot point, all you have to do is try to score the entire time

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Or you could just get some guy that was so incredibly fat and huge that he still covered the net while sitting on the ice

I Agree


I've thought this before and Im serious.... you could have this guy sit down in front of the goal and block it completely, he wouldnt have to be in shape to sit on his fat ass, and no one would get a shot bye....


who cares about gathering the puck when defense is a moot point, all you have to do is try to score the entire time

Nah, it still wouldn't work. IF he took up the whole net, they could sit there and shoot at his mask over and over. Trust me, after a few hard shots to the mask, he will start ducking.

 

[Dufman]

Originally posted by: Lucky
forget sumo wrestlers, just throw oprah or anna nicole in there.

only if neither of them get to wear pads