herman
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Hudon's excellent goal. Not shown was Valiev's stretch pass to get things started. The reverse angle on the play showed that Borgman stepped up on the blueline for no particular reason and that put Hudon in an easy position to receive a clean pass behind Borgman at the blueline/boards in his blindspot.
To Borgman's credit, he caught up and made a play there to try to neutralize Hudon. Sparks' decision to go for the pokecheck is suspect and shows a lack of communication or awareness with what Borgman was trying to do (similar to DeBrusk's goal on Andersen/Gardiner). Not sure if hitting the rusher is something they script for the defense, but it makes the play very difficult for the goalie to track and anticipate sudden movements (i.e. changes in angles). I'd much rather the defense just post up body position (hips into the hands) and lean on the rusher to steer him out of the middle.
Hudon's excellent goal. Not shown was Valiev's stretch pass to get things started. The reverse angle on the play showed that Borgman stepped up on the blueline for no particular reason and that put Hudon in an easy position to receive a clean pass behind Borgman at the blueline/boards in his blindspot.
To Borgman's credit, he caught up and made a play there to try to neutralize Hudon. Sparks' decision to go for the pokecheck is suspect and shows a lack of communication or awareness with what Borgman was trying to do (similar to DeBrusk's goal on Andersen/Gardiner). Not sure if hitting the rusher is something they script for the defense, but it makes the play very difficult for the goalie to track and anticipate sudden movements (i.e. changes in angles). I'd much rather the defense just post up body position (hips into the hands) and lean on the rusher to steer him out of the middle.