Devan Dubnyk has seen enough from Ryan Johansen. The Minnesota Wild goaltender was not shy when asked about Johansen's slow-paced shootout moves.
I don't mind shootouts, but if you want some example of why maybe not, there's one. That's two games in a row. It's a mockery. We're trying to make the playoffs. To me, he's completely stopped, it's frustrating. That's two games in a row. He shoves Al's pad in the net. If he's not stopped, he's not stopped. But I don't understand how you come in and stop at the top of the crease and stand there and stickhandle and wait.
The NHL currently does not have a rule in place to govern how fast or slow a player must be skating while completing a shootout attempt. With more goalies becoming vocal in the matter, it appears it won't be long before something changes.
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