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Originally Posted by MJM
The one goal that really annoys me is the wrap around to the opposite corner. You can't defend it because if you do you leave the cross-crease one timer wide open.
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People who do that will 99.9% of the time go to the side of the net they wrap with on the forehand. To defend against it, hold down your stick poke button and wave it to the corners. Don't get fooled, because they'll try and fake one way and then go the other. It's almost guaranteed. As soon as they begin to go to the other side, drop your stick to the ice against the post. It also helps if you use a winger. They'll leave the points open, but the front of the net is still covered by your 2 d-men. But sometimes there's really nothing you can do.
My pet-peeve is the slap-flip-pass one-timer out of mid-air.
People wind-up for a slapper, and as they're moving forward with the stick, they press the R2 button. It passes the puck about waist-high. It's a very difficult shot to master, but if you know how to do it, it gets you goals. I never use it, but people always seem to try it against me. That's usually a green light for me to use any moves I want.