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Originally Posted by cznTiburon
Is it bad luck? It looks more like bad coaching in that the players don’t understand who’s responsibility it is to go for a puck in that area after a win
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No, the puck was bobbled so it was slowly moving halfway between either player's set pickup location.
Blaming that play on coaching seems like a big stretch.
If the faceoff was a clean win, it's a nothing play. Likewise if it barely pops out then it's an easy pickup by Gaudreau.
Instead it's a 50/50 play and both Gaudreau and Gio seemed to freeze for a split-second. It happens. Geoff Ward can't control the physics of the puck from the bench unfortunately.