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Originally Posted by Major Major
On a won draw in the offensive zone down by with 1 minute left, goalie pulled, Mark Giordano's first instinct was to back off the puck in order to not give up an odd man rush. Yes, the puck was sliding towards him, at the point, and he skated backwards. Is this the Mark Giordano we know? #### no. This is a coach and by extension GM's philosophy showing up in the player's instinct and it is based on fear. Tampa Bay had a message written in their locker room when they beat us in 04 "safe is death". How did this team lose that series and not have that as a core philosophy moving forward? What an embarrassment.
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I disagree with your read of the play. I think Gio believed Gaudreau was circling back to get the puck, but he peeled off and Gio had to react last second.
Watching it live I thought Gaudreau was going to get the puck too. He does that play often where he curls around and collects the puck with speed to circle the faceoff dot and attack the net as a lefty.
Here it is:
It's a split-second decision, and Gaudreau was skating towards the puck before curling off. Bad luck as both players misread the other's intentions.