Other times, he's doing it to get in the other team's way. That can be frustrating for Dallas, although it is a gamble on Hasek's part. If it works, he makes the save. If the Stars can get to the puck on a rebound anyway, he has no stick to defend his net. This is what the Stars have to try for.
Bad ice makes it harder to skate and makes the puck bounce in weird ways.
Stars netminder Ed Belfour is criticized as being a goalie who can't win the finals. No, I don't think so. He has been tagged as not being able to win the big one because he has had trouble keeping his composure, and that's what Colorado was trying to exploit during the Western Conference finals. But Belfour stood up to the pressure then, and so far he appears okay in this series. Last year the Stars had to go through the playoffs without Joe Nieuwendyk and they didn't fare too well.