Slavin Goal: surely one of the best of the Playoffs to-date?
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Ignatius
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The fact that that one New Jersey player just kind of stood there and didn't challenge him at all whatsoever allowing him to shoot makes me think that team's fate is sealed in these playoffs.
tarheelhockey
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Slavin’s got underrated offensive skills, especially below the circles. Very accurate passer and shooter. We just don’t see it much because he rarely activates that far down the wall. Usually he’s babysitting someone like DeAngelo or Burns who’s also pinching on the other side.
GIN ANTONIC
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This is a play and shot that Slavin has in his tool kit. 1 minute into play-in series against the Ranges 4 years ago. 1 minute into the game against the Devils. Not a coincidence.
Yeah that whole play was pretty unreal, especially coming from the best defensive dman on the planet.
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That is a terrible goal that cannot go in.
But that does highlight the elite play at the blueline and the ability to hold the puck in. He certainly created that out of nothing. Big goal.
But that does highlight the elite play at the blueline and the ability to hold the puck in. He certainly created that out of nothing. Big goal.
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The Shadow
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Did that jersey player play after that? What a terrible display of defense
And the shot by Slavin was unreal.
And the shot by Slavin was unreal.
Oilslick941611
slapshot into the empty net...utterly irrelevant
for an awesome offensive play, to me it really highlights why he is so good on d. knocking down the attempted clear, the one-handed loooong reach to poke the puck back down ice around noesen, and then keeping control of his stick (would have been easy to smack noesen in the face with it) while getting himself moving in the right direction, all happening in roughly a second, that is something that can't be taught.
Nikishin al Gaib
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Slavin is so good at being able to play the puck. As @tarheelhockey has said, he doesn't get the opportunity to showcase his offense that much, mainly because he's usually paired with someone else who is out there for their offense, and he has to cheat defensively, but every once in a while he does something like this that just reminds you he can be that guy. I think he had a similar stupid angle shot last season, but I can't find the replay.
But yeah, that work to bat down the puck, move it forward with one hand on the stick? I mean that's just what Slavin does. We see him do that kind of thing a few times a night, except its usually around our own net and immediately moved forward for an offensive break.
But yeah, that work to bat down the puck, move it forward with one hand on the stick? I mean that's just what Slavin does. We see him do that kind of thing a few times a night, except its usually around our own net and immediately moved forward for an offensive break.
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As great as the play from Slavin was, and it was FANTASTIC, what was Markstrom doing there? Every other Carolina player went for a change, so Slavin’s only option from that angle was the shot, and Markstrom inexplicably went down early to allow the short side high.
Noesen also should have known better than to try and chip a puck past Slavin. He played with Slavin last year for goodness sake.
Noesen also should have known better than to try and chip a puck past Slavin. He played with Slavin last year for goodness sake.
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ZachaFlockaFlame
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It's how goalies are taught growing up playing the sport now, the RVH is pretty common now whenever there's anything from where Slavin shot from to play the percentages. It's good in lower levels because guys/girls don't have elite level shots but when you get to the NHL, EVERYONE has a good shot including dmen so it's a way worse to play that type of play. Markstrom also gets beat a ton of those which begs to question why he always plays it too lol.
CanesUltimate11
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Slavin basically baited him into it. Didn't try to pressure him like you might expect 1v1 just waited with his stick in the air knowing he was likely going to try and chip it out instead of keeping in on the ice.
Sky04
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He did challenge him...... covered the middle of the ice incase of a pass then came out when the angle was cut off, it was a perfect shot.
Namikaze Minato
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You cant really compare them. Hutson is doing well but Slavin didnt even start playing offensive hockey until he was 30! Think of the unlimited potential he has to grow if this is him just learning now.
AhosDatsyukian
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A lot of people blame Markstrom on this and I totally get it because goals just shouldn't be scored from that angle -- but I do think Slavin being thought of as such an elite defensive defenseman who doesn't really jump into the play as a threat to score very often factored into Markstrom letting his guard down a bit there. Noesen got schooled at the blueline but both Markstrom and the D in front of the net were just very nonchalant about the situation, seemingly thinking there wasn't any threat at all. If a D man thought of as a threat like Makar makes the exact same play at the blueline and has the same exact shot from that angle I don't think he'd score there as the D would be pressuring him more and goalie more alert. Helps Slavin in plays like this, which are pretty rare, where he does decide to jump in and try to score.
