hypothetical hockey question

I think the same reason they don't have midgets hitting. It kaes a mockery of the game. Besides, there will be uncovered net, and the snipers will find it. Sumo wrestlers won't cover the entire goal.

how much uncovered net could there really be against this guy, add pads and stick, plus assume he can at least flare out his elbows/arms?

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he wouldn't last being fat that long.

i read somewhere that goalies lose over 5 pounds a game wearing all those pads and sweating so much.

Maybe fat people don't want to sit in front of the goal and get pelted with hockey pucks?

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There is no way a guy that fat could even do that.

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he's holding his arms out wide in that photo, i don't think a flair is out of the question.

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He would cover a lot, but there'd be at least a few tiny areas of space that NHL shooters could find.

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i just don't know. I mean here is a skills challenge video. All-star caliber guys with no defense and they still don't hit the targets every time.

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Maybe the sea lion in pads could manage to slightly lean one or they way other to create an even tougher shot.

I think keeping their balance on skates would be a huge problem

FYI, I am laughing my arse off reading this thread

they would crack the ice.

True story.

I played in a roller hockey league in college where the first-place team in the league did this. Huge tub of lard in front of the net. My team beat them in the finals.

Our strategy was to bring all of our players away from the net, shoot from just inside the blue line, then smash in the rebounds. Worked beautifully. We beat them in the championship and they lost their first game. 11-2F.

No, we had not played that team all year either.

I am guessing that if this were to happen, the snipers in the NHL would be going for the 5 hole every time. A guy that fat isn't near quick enough to react to close quarters around the net. Could you imagine how many break away and rebound goals he would give up.