Player Discussion Brady Tkachuk (LW) - Part XI

[Golden_Jet]

another way to look at is, you're not blocking any shots if you blow the zone looking for a breakaway.

He’s doing what most team coaches instruct, , when team gets possession, one player blows the zone, to spread out the D, and create more passing lanes, or room to skate the puck out.

If he wasn’t instructed to do that, the coaches would be yelling at him on the bench when he comes off.

 

[Golden_Jet]

yes but if you're literally never in position to block a shot you will never block shots regardless if you're being dominated in possesion or dominating possesion.

and in the case of brady he's had some of the worst blocked shots rates of any senator in the last 10 years. like historically low. when that stat goes up and you visually see brady playing a more defensively conscious game, blowing the zone less often, it means something.

i don't put too much emphasis in blocked shots either but extreme outliers means something as well doubling your total/60.

clearly something changed.

Last year he was fifth for forwards in blocked shots.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]