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Originally Posted by Bingo
Russell was actually one of the guys that did it right in that video. He chased the puck carrier up the boards providing pressure. It was Lucic's job to read that and cover him in front of the net but he just heads across the box and to the point without doing much, completing letting Russell down on the coverage.
So hang that on Lucic and the mystery defense partner who was in the right spot but must have a serious neck injury since he never looked around to find where the other two Jets were on the ice.
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Don't defencemen usually let a forward take over coverage rather than leave their own area? They switch off covering the carrier just like when they go behind the net. I think they do the same when the carrier is circling the offensive zone. More or less a zone defence as opposed to man to man.