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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Cassie Campbell had it right the other night. The Flames were not protecting the pass-across through the slot. It's not unusual for a PK to leave the guy on the far side alone - they have one less player after all, but you absolutely have to prevent the puck from getting through cleanly. In other words, they need "good sticks" to be successful.
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This season, I've noticed that once the opposition PP forward has puck at the side of the net, one or sometimes both defenders go down to their knees trying to block the cross-crease pass. Maybe it's not working to actually prevent the pass, but it seems like the smarter PP forwards will then pretend like they're not going to pass, so the D stands up, and then the forward looks back across the crease and they go down again.
It's like a yo-yo.