The goalie is the anchor of any hockey team. While they are made fun of often, they are the also one of, if not the most, appreciated member of any squad. The first thing that Chopper does to help his goalie stay in the zone is to protect him at all costs. Nobody touches my goalie without getting a mitt in their face for their actions. Rather than focus on getting the goalie into the zone, Chopper ensures that nobody can take his goalie out of the zone despite their best efforts. Goalies are a lot like pitchers in baseball, to that degree when a goalie is on fire, similar to a pitcher throwing a no hitter, we like to give our goalie space in order for them to keep their focus. When things are going poorly, we let the goalie speak first in order to get his prospective and then we make our best efforts to heed his advice.