I’m not as much an authority on hockey maneuvers as I’d like to be, so I’m appealing to you guys.
The Mighty Ducks thread down the hall brought back some memories, both pleasant and unpleasant. One of the unpleasant ones involves my observation of the Knucklepuck, the Shot That Drives Goalies Crazy. My limited goaltending experience tells me that such a shot would actually be easier to stop than a good ground (alas, not ice, in my case) -hugging swat on the stick-side.
Anyway, have any of you observed such a shot in real, organized play (or street – doesn’t matter) before the movie came in and screwed it all up by glamorizing it?
BTW, I hope your Devils win tomorrow, Tripler. 
I just realized I let opinion into GQ. I’m sorry; I won’t do that in the future. I’d like this to remain as factual as it can, but feel free to move this, Mods, if this is more opinionated in your view.
Since this is asking people to recount their personal experiences, I’ll move it over to IMHO for you.
Wow! Two hockey threads in one day! I’m in heaven!
As a college hockey player and current “beer league” player I think i can offer up some knowledge on this topic.
first let me say that a shot that comes flat off the blade of a hockey stick is much like a baseball knuckleball: sometimes it is super easy for a goalie to save and sometimes it does some crazy stuff… it just depends on how it catches the air on the way to the net.
now that we have that established, let me say that I have never seen a player purposely set the puck up on an edge for the specific purpose of shooting a “knucklepuck”. The potential benefits are not nearly worth the extra time it would take to do this (especially on ice)… not only are you risking getting the puck taken from you, you are risking getting hammered because your head is down.
that said, I have seen (and taken) this shot when it happens occasionally by pure luck… on a slap shot where the puck hasnt settled down yet.
