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Originally Posted by Geeoff
Sample size of Juniors and the 3 pre-season games is pretty small and obviously not against fully NHL opposition but Zary did have several breakaways across those games. Although, you could argue those were due to strong two-way plays rather than pure speed.
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Slower players can get breakaways - see Tkachuk last game. They sneak behind coverage and get a pass, or bump the puck past a flat footed d-man. What they can't do is beat defenders to the outside like McDavid and Mackinnon do on the regular.