2024-25 Calder Race
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Thanks for posting that. I felt like at times they were just repeating things they already said, but obviously they were geeking out over him and they were very detailed about the things he does. As someone who never played, those details are very educational.
I hope they do Michkov and Hutson.
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In this compilation courtesy of the PDOcast, obviously a lot of high skill, high IQ plays but a few maybe underrated ones:
Starting at 23:15 the way he denied Crosby 1v1 in the neutral zone when Crosby pounced on a high turnover.
28:55 that bunt by choking way down on his apparently extra long stick, seems simple but i don't know many players in sharks history would even try that play, let alone execute it perfectly. there are several other bunts in this video.
29:46 the casual perfection of that carom, i'm a huge fan of a good carom game. I can't tell you how many times I've seen a player mess that up, getting it from the goalie out of the net and skating toward the forechecker somewhat unexpectedly as the last man back is already a stress situation, many players would pound it to the boards without much control, or try to rag it back and lose control, resulting in a delay or regroup, allowing the opposing team to increase forechecking. many times that turns into a 50-50 puck if not a turnover. but he caroms it at a remarkably deep angle to get it to granlund in stride for a 100% zone exit. which then turns into a 10-bell scoring chance that requires a save of the year candiate to stop.
Starting at 23:15 the way he denied Crosby 1v1 in the neutral zone when Crosby pounced on a high turnover.
28:55 that bunt by choking way down on his apparently extra long stick, seems simple but i don't know many players in sharks history would even try that play, let alone execute it perfectly. there are several other bunts in this video.
29:46 the casual perfection of that carom, i'm a huge fan of a good carom game. I can't tell you how many times I've seen a player mess that up, getting it from the goalie out of the net and skating toward the forechecker somewhat unexpectedly as the last man back is already a stress situation, many players would pound it to the boards without much control, or try to rag it back and lose control, resulting in a delay or regroup, allowing the opposing team to increase forechecking. many times that turns into a 50-50 puck if not a turnover. but he caroms it at a remarkably deep angle to get it to granlund in stride for a 100% zone exit. which then turns into a 10-bell scoring chance that requires a save of the year candiate to stop.
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