OldTimeHockey
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herman said:https://twitter.com/KPapetti/status/1351336847537041415
https://twitter.com/LeafsNews/status/1351336876020559872
https://twitter.com/LeafsAllDayy/status/1351336812250361858
https://twitter.com/WiebesWorld/status/1351366863977025537
I missed this while putting the kid to bed. It is pretty beautiful in its efficiency and how hilarious Hellebuyck ends up looking. Willy picks up the fortuitous rebound, spots Tavares' signal, sells shot, and sauces a gimme for the Captain in the same motion while Vesey goes hard for the back post in case anything doens't go directly in.
It all starts with a good FO win to the strong side, everyone overloads to free up Muzzin on the weak side to shoot for chaos and make the Jets PK switch directions multiple times in rapid succession and never really get sorted out.
The one reason I replayed this one to my daughter a couple times is so she could focus on Tavares and what he does after winning the draw.
At all times he has his eye on the puck. He transitions in all motion so he's facing the puck, except for the one split second that he had to turn due to the rebound getting kicked to the right. At all times, he knew exactly where the puck was on the ice. I've been working with her on transitioning in this manner. It seems so simple but it's a skill that a lot of players lack at the younger ages which leads to missed opportunities.