Sentence:  "“He's opened his mouth all year, he's been the best receiver in the game in the goalsquare — the old <WSD>Joe the Goose</WSD>. But when it counted about getting out there and winning your own ball in pressure situations, he fell short,” Walls said." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A goal scored by a player who has received a handball in the goalsquare and is without an opponent close to them. Often said disparagingly as they are considered by many to be simple goals to score.