NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS
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When Theodore played for the Avs he baited opponents to shoot high, low, or five hole on him.They can be doing it to bait and still be terrible though...
As a rule of thumb, bigger ice typically means shots are from further out and less dangerous. It isn't that abnormal for below average sized Euros to employ this strategy. For it to work, he's simply got to be great up top or it will be heavily exposed.
And it worked every time. The opponents would always shoot wherever Theodore left a lot of open net.
But part of baiting the opponent is having a counter for when they fall for the bait. Instead of having a red light go off behind you.
Hopefully Nabokov has better tactics than that.