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Originally Posted by strombad
That's his hockey smarts and vision on display, he sees cracks and utilises them. Players that do that simply never get outright shut down. Take away one thing, they'll find something else.
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Excellent way to put it.
FlamesNation did a great breakdown of the early-season GWG. It was a combination of smart play by Monahan as he took advantage of a situation and bad positioning on a jersey D-man.
1.) Monahan starts behind the net on the play. He jumps in to win the battle on the boards and chips the puck to Wideman at the blueline.
2.) Monahan recognizes that the d-man is not heavily committing to Sven on the side wall(who was likely expecting Sven to go back along the boards into the corner) and quietly glides to the far side of the net while the d-men's eyes are glued on Sven and the puck.
3.) Sven makes the beauty pass and Monahan taps it in.
Total elapsed time: 10 seconds.
I can't find the article but here's the video: