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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
It could for sure, but I don't believe that's the issue as I said, I believe it's confidence. The reasons why:
- he almost always does the right thing without the puck, is in the right situation, goes to the right places on the ice.
- when he doesn't have time to overthink, he almost always makes the right play or choices. If the play is bang bang, he decides the right thing and executed well.
This to me shows he has a good IQ but it's nerves or confidence that gets to him when he has time to think. The equivalent to a short stop getting the yips in baseball but not as extreme.
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That is fair and I respect your position, and maybe can add that good positioning without the puck is the result of decent coaching. Basic blocking and tackling, if you will.
I think of hockey iq being guys like Gretzky (obviously the ultimate example) that don't panic when they get the puck because they see what is developing all around them. Panic and bad/ forced decisions with the puck seem to me like a shortfall in hockey iq.