Hidious 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2012 The music is annoying and we can barely see the puck but that was an interesting trick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doughnuts08 6 Report post Posted January 21, 2012 haha....very clever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AIREAYE 248 Report post Posted January 21, 2012 Pierre McGuire just had a heart attack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiSeOnFiRe 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2012 Taking a page out of the Volleyball playbook. Cool to see on ice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelnation248 101 Report post Posted January 21, 2012 The Red Wings had this set up like this on some of their 5 on 3 power plays early in the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly Fly-hairs 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2012 that was awesome! and more importantly it worked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoDangles 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2012 I don't understand why this is getting so much coverage, someone please enlighten me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Law Goalie 147 Report post Posted January 23, 2012 It's just a particularly obvious incarnation of a very old play. The first shooter forces the goalie to drop into a shot-ready stance (wider, lower, less laterally mobile) or to actually go down, opening up a huge shooting angle for the second and intended shooter. This is why it relies on a partially screened or psychologically pressured goalie (as in an odd-man rush or a 5-on-3, for example): with a clear view and no pressure, that's never going to work, because the goalie will be able to track the puck and see that the shooter's going to miss it in plenty of time to move on to the next threat -- but add a little pressure or take away a little information, and it becomes effective. At the very least, trying it a couple of times with good screens or movement in front will make the goalie second-guess his reads on one-timers.You see this all the time in plays where the puck-carrier drives the net from below the goal-line, with layered threats at the top of the crease and in the circle: if a pass comes through, the goalie has to respect the secondary scoring chance unless he reads that the D has the guy totally tied up, and even then, he can't just shift to the tertiary.Those, however, are high-percentage scoring plays, whereas any point-shot without a screen is effectively a 0% scoring chance against a professional or even vaguely capable goalie. You could line three guys along the blueline and do this for an hour without scoring, unless the tender got bored and left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goblue9280 33 Report post Posted January 23, 2012 Reminds me of that Canadian goal in the '02 gold medal game where Mario faked the one timer and let it go through his legs to Kariya at the backdoor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theGhost 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2012 Sick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
