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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I also think it changes the release angle. The same reason why a backhand can be tricky (I wish more players would develop lethal backhands - like Crosby). Goals are tracking where the player is and the expected angle the puck will come at them at. The between the leg shot basically means the goalie could be moving the wrong way and can't readjust.
So I agree it's a legit move and not hot dogging.
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I believe as well that a lot of goaltending is reflex, and the brain starts its work when the goalie sees the shooter’s body and stick start to move.
Having seen thousands upon thousands of shots, the brain has developed a mapping or model for where the puck is going to go based on the movements of the shooter.
For a shot like Tkachuk’s, there is less pre shot info for the goalie to rely upon