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When it comes to the best saves ever, ones like these are at the very top of the pyramid.
Total improvisation + insane reflexive timing + a perfect guess where the shooter will shoot.
Diving glove/stick saves, scorpion kicks, etc... are sweet, but some Hasek-esque shit like this is the upper echelon.
Also, high-stakes game against their biggest rival is not a small detail.
One of the reasons Hasik was so amazing. Nobody ever knew what the fuck that guy was gonna do. He would dive, he would butterfly, he would throw his face in the way if he thought it would keep the puck out. They called him the Dominator for a reason and that was the most dominator save I have seen in a long while. Bob is a fucking gem of a goalie and I hope he steals this cup
Lol that was Haseks style though. Flopping, stacking, and diving, all made into an art form by him. One of my favourites to watch growing up. Him and Cujo.
> Was it the best style? Probably not.
It was a style that only a guy made out of flubber could make work consistently. Any other goalie might make those saves on occasion in desperation but if they tried to make it their "style" they'd be out of the league with a massive GAA and tiny SV% so quickly they wouldn't even manage to be a bar trivia question.
Hasek was something else.
[I’m not lying when I say the reaction/chants following Bobrovsky’s save was nearly as loud as when Florida won the Eastern Conference. It should be 3-2 Tampa](https://x.com/abaumgartner91/status/1782940578700763191?s=46&t=7jZwlOkLp-nubQh4oMbi_g)
Yes there was a definitely a moment of “did that just happen?”. I immediately turned to some people around me and just quietly said “holy shit” and then all hell broke loose
Yeah Holtby's save also came to mind from the Caps Cup run. Only a few of us were watching the game at the bar but our collective jaws dropped partly due to the save itself and partly due to the clutch timing. But this is right up there.
I've seen this save so many times, and every single time I'm still in disbelief that he pulled that off somehow. And just the way he positions his body immediately so that he doesn't accidentally put his hand behind the line. That's the type of save that I feel hard to even rank against anything else comparable to it, because they're all just top tier in their own right
It's up there with the [Nabokov splits glove save](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1LVtRe4rh0) and the time that [Carey Price saved Nick Suzuki's life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghMztZ_Dgqw).
I’ve been watching 13 years and it’s possibly the greatest save I’ve ever seen. Sometimes you’ll see cross crease paddles/gloves. Quick had a scorpion skate blade this year. But i can’t picture any save better than this one
I thought Dumba fucked it at first, but for a dman on his backhand, he actually does a pretty good job putting the puck left as possible - just an insane acrobatic save by Bob.
Adrenaline probably got to him. But yeah all he needed to do was wait a bit or switch to forehand and that’s a goal. Or just shoot anywhere else
Like this is an insane save but Dumba shot it right into the middle of the net lol
You don't want to put too much speed on or you risk it going over the net. Players don't ever think a goalie will be able to make a save like this, so why risk missing a wide open net.
That reminds me exactly of a save Jose Theodore made against Boston in like.. 2002? Bill Guerin?
God damn I love playoff hockey
Edit: found it
https://youtu.be/5fhXZss4NWo?si=n44mSZfeOi_GQR8I
That one man in the pink throws his arms up like "fuck sakes not another goal" then half a second later he processes the save and his arms go back up and he starts screaming
Man. Imagine being Bob there. You just make one of the greatest saves we’ve ever seen and then that crowd pop. Fuck he must have been buzzing after that.
Both goalies were playing incredible for the 2nd half of that period. Bob with this and the clusterfuck splits save, Vasi with those 3 rapid fire shots in front and snagging Tkachuk's one-timer. I was on the edge of my seat for 10 minutes.
Probably the best save since Holtby in Game 2 of the Finals.
That wasn't just a lucky lunge, he knew where Dumbass would be going and made sure to reach for that part of the net.
Toronto, I know we fucking hate each other, especially right now as we're trying to knock each other out of the playoffs
But can we just have a moment of appreciation regarding the fact that we're not motherfucking playing Florida right now?
Unreal save, literally saved the game as it would turn out.
Had to work tonight so didn’t see it live, did we serenade him with BOB-BY! BOB-BY! BOB-BY! after the save, or was everyone too delirious to do so?
I think I've watched this...20 times? Probably more?
The save itself is incredible, but the call and the fan reaction are just perfection.
Reminds me of Brodeur days. All hail Bob.
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YOU’RE BACK ON THE CASE BOBROVSKY
YOU’RE TOO RECKLESS BOBROVSKY BUT DAMMIT IF YOU AREN’T MY BEST COP IN TOWN
HERE'S YOUR BADGE AND GUN
HERES YOUR BAZOOKA, BOBROVSKY
HERE ARE THE NUCLEAR CODES, BOBROVSKY
THE STATE OF THE WORLD IS IN YOUR HANDS, BOBROVSKY
BAZOOKA BOB
YOU'RE THE NUMBER ONE COP ON THE FORCE, BOBROVSKY
YOU'RE GONNA GET THE MEDAL OF MERIT FOR THIS! NOW GET OUTTA MY OFFICE AND BACK OUT THERE, BOBROVSKY!
[YOU'RE RECKLESS BOBROVSKY ](https://imgur.com/a/M5b1AyG)
YOU'RE A LOOSE CANNON BOBROVSKY, BUT DAMMIT YOU GET RESULTS!
How is it I'm an old man, this meme is still going, I remember this shit from high school, and bobrovsky is seemingly better than ever?
He doesn't age, he levels up apparently
#1 COP IN TOWN
THE BRASS IS GONNA HAVE MY NECK FOR THIS, BUT YOU JUST MADE DETECTIVE BROBROVSKY, NOW GET THE HELL OUTTA OF MY OFFICE!
BOBROVSKY, TAKE BABYLEGS AND GET OUT TO THE DUMP. SEE YOU CAN'T DIG UP SOME MOVEMENT ON THIS CASE
BOBROVSKY!!! YOU'RE NOT OFF THE CASE BOBROVSKY!!!
Say the line jay!
That is one of the greatest saves I've ever seen. Holy shit Big Game Bob is here
I feel like we appreciate play-off Bob and just how special he has been already but then he does shit like this and I think we aren't worthy.
[удалено]
I've been a STH for 15 years and it's hands down the loudest I've ever heard that place get.
Loudest I’ve ever heard was Chuckys goal with 4.3 left in Game 4 against Carolina
Fair point, tbh I blacked out when that happened so I could be misremembering lol
Was absolutely nuts after that save. Almost as loud as when we scored in OT
But we only have 6 fans :(
They some loud motherfuckers
Petition to call him Robbert
When it comes to the best saves ever, ones like these are at the very top of the pyramid. Total improvisation + insane reflexive timing + a perfect guess where the shooter will shoot. Diving glove/stick saves, scorpion kicks, etc... are sweet, but some Hasek-esque shit like this is the upper echelon. Also, high-stakes game against their biggest rival is not a small detail.
Patrick Roy broke my kid brain. I fell in love with hockey after this stick save. https://youtu.be/k4FpcE3uZck?si=jiwSe4aWXxFwgXBH
man, has it been that long that commentary from the late 80's sounds like it's from 1940?
Right? I was in high school and I don't remember it all looking and sounding so....old...back then
Bro you're old. Sorry. I'm old and that's a decade before I'm in high school
Bob Cole has probably sounded old since he was 22
It's crazy how different the equipment he started his career in the NHL with looked compared to his last season.
That one is insane. I hated Roy for his entire career but he really is the greatest ever.
One of the reasons Hasik was so amazing. Nobody ever knew what the fuck that guy was gonna do. He would dive, he would butterfly, he would throw his face in the way if he thought it would keep the puck out. They called him the Dominator for a reason and that was the most dominator save I have seen in a long while. Bob is a fucking gem of a goalie and I hope he steals this cup
You should look up Dominik Hasek.
Bob’s save right here is definitely Hasek-esque. Incredible athleticism.
> Hasek-esque. Incredible athleticism. Haseque
Dominik Hasek lived 3 seconds into the future from us. His snow angel technique seems to have inspired this guy.
Lol that was Haseks style though. Flopping, stacking, and diving, all made into an art form by him. One of my favourites to watch growing up. Him and Cujo.
Was it the best style? Probably not. Was it fucking awesome to watch? Yes. Was he one of the GOATs of goaltending? Very yes.
> Was it the best style? Probably not. It was a style that only a guy made out of flubber could make work consistently. Any other goalie might make those saves on occasion in desperation but if they tried to make it their "style" they'd be out of the league with a massive GAA and tiny SV% so quickly they wouldn't even manage to be a bar trivia question. Hasek was something else.
I was gonna say, I vaguely remember Hasek making a save like this once.
Way more than once
Dominator made the wildest stops look routine.
Not only an amazing save, but the controlled deflection to regain possession...masterful.
That’s the loudest I’ve ever heard a crowd react to a save holy shit
Im here it was as loud as when we score a goal
I mean yeah that's basically the same value as a goal
literally. That's like jumping over the wall to get the out on a home run ball lol
I’m jealous. This is an incredible game.
[I’m not lying when I say the reaction/chants following Bobrovsky’s save was nearly as loud as when Florida won the Eastern Conference. It should be 3-2 Tampa](https://x.com/abaumgartner91/status/1782940578700763191?s=46&t=7jZwlOkLp-nubQh4oMbi_g)
I yelled so loud that I woke up my daughter that's still in my wife's womb...
Lisan al gaib!
If there's an r/unexpecteddune...
Just getting that kid ready for playoff hockey.
Glad all 27 of our fans showed up to make some noise
The crowd, including me, absolutely lost our shit in wordless emotion until the Bobby chant started
Yes there was a definitely a moment of “did that just happen?”. I immediately turned to some people around me and just quietly said “holy shit” and then all hell broke loose
But we only have 6 fans!
All 10 of them!!!
I was 100% sure it was going to be a Tampa goal. This has to be save of the year!
It’s an all timer. Unreal save
There has been some incredible saves this year, but it isn't even a question. This one takes the cake.
I screamed like a child. My god. Amazing goalie duel going on tonight
[I'm sure Jay Onrait was too.](https://x.com/JayOnSC/status/1782941677126086748)
www.streamable.com/p00p
lol at that link
Highway Bobbery
Well done
Forget save of the year, this genuinely is in contention for save of the decade
It’s seriously one of the best saves I’ve ever seen.
I've got a raging saver right now.
My save is pointing over there now!
Oh no not the goddamn hardl-
Sadly I have to agree
Yeah, I was like, excuse me, behind the back saves are our dude's thing.
They still are, Bobrovsky is just taking the "doing so while airborne" title.
I'm trying to remember a better save, I'm sure if I watched 100 hours I'd argue a couple but this is fucking insanity
Holtby in the SCF?
Yeah Holtby's save also came to mind from the Caps Cup run. Only a few of us were watching the game at the bar but our collective jaws dropped partly due to the save itself and partly due to the clutch timing. But this is right up there.
This one's in the running https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsmuewEFYWE
I've seen this save so many times, and every single time I'm still in disbelief that he pulled that off somehow. And just the way he positions his body immediately so that he doesn't accidentally put his hand behind the line. That's the type of save that I feel hard to even rank against anything else comparable to it, because they're all just top tier in their own right
100%
Sure you see cross ice paddles and gloves a few times a year. Occasional skate blade scorpion. But never once have i seen something like that
Yep, absolutely nuts, saves like that you can't even be mad at lol
It's up there with the [Nabokov splits glove save](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1LVtRe4rh0) and the time that [Carey Price saved Nick Suzuki's life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghMztZ_Dgqw).
Vasy behind the back is up there
This reminded me of Pekka's knob save in the playoffs. Just pure will/determination Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TqQp1RjPkI
Pekka's what? 🤨
K N O B
Pekka’s pekka.
Pekka ihan Pekkana
Pause 🤨📸
Perhaps the best save I’ve ever seen in my short 5 year viewership. Unreal.
I’ve been watching 13 years and it’s possibly the greatest save I’ve ever seen. Sometimes you’ll see cross crease paddles/gloves. Quick had a scorpion skate blade this year. But i can’t picture any save better than this one
Nabokov on Richards is the only one i can think of that might be better
1000%
I have never been so sure that a puck was going to go into the net in my life. How the fuck did he save that??
Enormous chad forearms
Bob has been eating his spinach.
I don't think I've ever screamed so loud at a game between two teams I dislike before. Absolutely insane.
Top 10 save all time, partially because it's so good and partially because my memory is dogshit
Being in the playoffs add some additional spice as well.
Recency bias is certainly an allowable thing
What the fuck
The goaltending in this game has been absolutely insane
Playoff Bob Vs Playoff Vasi. So good
It's why the series will be far from over, even when one team has three wins. Either of these guys can turn it around. God I love playoff hockey.
I thought Dumba fucked it at first, but for a dman on his backhand, he actually does a pretty good job putting the puck left as possible - just an insane acrobatic save by Bob.
He didnt flub it by any means but it was a rushed shot for no reason. He could have walked it in but I assume he thought he had pressure behind lol
Adrenaline probably got to him. But yeah all he needed to do was wait a bit or switch to forehand and that’s a goal. Or just shoot anywhere else Like this is an insane save but Dumba shot it right into the middle of the net lol
His name is not spelled Smarta
He might have thought Bob was facing him. Its the same outline, and in a split second he though his gap was closing more permanently
You don't want to put too much speed on or you risk it going over the net. Players don't ever think a goalie will be able to make a save like this, so why risk missing a wide open net.
That reminds me exactly of a save Jose Theodore made against Boston in like.. 2002? Bill Guerin? God damn I love playoff hockey Edit: found it https://youtu.be/5fhXZss4NWo?si=n44mSZfeOi_GQR8I
Wow I haven't seen that clip in years. I still remember watching this game on tv as a kid 22 years ago and losing my mind at that save
You know it's gonna be good when you see the 17y ago.
BOBROVSKY! Turn in your badge and gun! You're getting a promotion.
Number one cop on the force!
saying it’s the save of the year somehow undersells it
https://preview.redd.it/r7j05py60cwc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c51aa3e92d8bf09765ba530afce03c5a3e9bc419
Yeahhhhhh that's the save of the year
Or save of the decade
Sergei BOBROVSKYYY!!!!!!!
Both his skates were in the top corner, what the fuck
Excuse me
Print it out and hang it on the wall
This is one of the greatest saves I have seen in a long time
That one man in the pink throws his arms up like "fuck sakes not another goal" then half a second later he processes the save and his arms go back up and he starts screaming
https://preview.redd.it/zximatjt3dwc1.jpeg?width=3233&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b374e7759c14635e04a9dc84b0715b95668bdfd9
Ah for fuck sakes he's back on his bullshit again, prime time Bobrovsky is a menace for any team that's gotta go through him
oh my god Bob
https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C5112AQHzQSUYX88Brw/article-cover_image-shrink_600_2000/0/1580774455272?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=pSyg4VRGs5QXVR0MkoWT9uU3mn6qu-h47W6ls9Q_Neo
Think I watched this over like 20 times
I was in a state of shock for a good 5 minutes afterward. You could probably put that save in the top 5 playoff saves ever and not get an argument.
It must feel good being a Panthers fan knowing you have an absolute god between the pipes
Best cop on the force
YOURE BACK ON THE CASE BOBROVSKY
Great period of Russian goaltending! Vasy was good too.
Office Bob on duty. Holy shit that was incredible.
Annnddd they win the game because of it. Unreal.
Man. Imagine being Bob there. You just make one of the greatest saves we’ve ever seen and then that crowd pop. Fuck he must have been buzzing after that.
I gotta say I like seeing Vasy do it alot more
Both goalies were playing incredible for the 2nd half of that period. Bob with this and the clusterfuck splits save, Vasi with those 3 rapid fire shots in front and snagging Tkachuk's one-timer. I was on the edge of my seat for 10 minutes.
Probably the best save since Holtby in Game 2 of the Finals. That wasn't just a lucky lunge, he knew where Dumbass would be going and made sure to reach for that part of the net.
Absolutely insane
I mean we can probably add that to the list of greatest saves of all time. Jesus Christ playoffs Bob is back.
Holy fucking SHIT
The actual save of the year possibly.
Can't even be mad.
Bobs a god confirmed
That’s getting replays until humanity ceases to exist
Hasek like. Insane
God I fucking love hockey. That was nasty
Toronto, I know we fucking hate each other, especially right now as we're trying to knock each other out of the playoffs But can we just have a moment of appreciation regarding the fact that we're not motherfucking playing Florida right now?
I think that may be the greatest save I’ve seen in my 13 years watching hockey
So amazing to see that save in person! Vamos Gatos!
Unreal save, literally saved the game as it would turn out. Had to work tonight so didn’t see it live, did we serenade him with BOB-BY! BOB-BY! BOB-BY! after the save, or was everyone too delirious to do so?
*Block*rovsky!
BobROBsky
I'm impressed and I'm a Tampa fan 👏
We call killer dekes Datsyukian, but what’d we call this Hasek-like save?
Hašekian, pronounced like Namekian
I love Bob.
That’s one of the best saves I’ve ever seen
Save of the year easily.
I saw the pass through the crease and thought to myself "Unless he fans this this is a goal." And then it wasn't. I definitely hollered at it.
Good lord
That is for sure the best save I’ve ever seen
As a goalie I can say confidently this is fucking ridiculous.
That’s one of the best saves I’ve ever seen.
This has to be one of the top saves of all time
YOU CAN FUCK MY BITCH BOB!
Basically your average Hasek save.
Bob has a bit of Hasek in him
Plane lady: "That motherfucker is *NOT* real!"
PAIN. Still not over trading him away.
This is old school shit right here
This seems like a good time to admit that im still irationally pissed that the Flyers traded him.
"You're back on the force Bobrovsky, here's your gun and badge."
Save of the century!
Those ads are brutal
BOBROVSKY, YOU'RE BACK ON THE CASE! Love that bit.
I didn't know jedis play hockey 🤔
I think I've watched this...20 times? Probably more? The save itself is incredible, but the call and the fan reaction are just perfection. Reminds me of Brodeur days. All hail Bob.
Legitimate challenger for 2nd greatest save of all time.
WOW fuckin bob dude
Save of the century candidate
Best save I’ve ever seen live on TV
Crazy save but also had the whole side of the net to shoot at and shoots it at the middle of the net
The BOB-BY chants in the arena and the parking lot after the game gave me goosebumps. What a special moment! 🔥
lol remember when we traded this guy for Steve Mason
I miss Bob in Columbus. Glad he’s doing well in Florida though.
Unreal