The shot was intentionally or unintentionally deflected. Otherwise, the player could concede a setback conceded by the goalkeeper. Otherwise the keeper made a mistake. Otherwise, he has lost sight of the path of the disc because a player has blocked his view. Otherwise a defender reacted badly. Otherwise, another dropped the puck in front of a rival while the gate was open…
For any of these situations to occur, there must be a mandatory element: you must shoot at goal.
Why do Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki score at least twice as many goals as their teammates? Because they throw twice as much as their fellow players.
Whether it’s Ovechkin, Gretzky in the past, or Maurice in the past, the true “scorers” play with one idea in mind: to score.
Shoot from anywhere
The law of averages is obvious and cannot be broken. In general, the teams that dominate the league on power play have this quality: they shoot from everywhere and often.
It’s still odd to see the Canadian, led by a former superb goalscorer, not launching offense often enough at 5. And even in 5v3, we circulate the puck but we don’t shoot. At least not enough!
Last week, after team practice, Martin St-Louis stayed on the ice with Kirby Dach and let him practice his shots. Big ! Mainly throws at the reception, a timer.
It’s part of the equation
The Monahan, Gallagher, Anderson and other attackers should do the same as the defenders who are called upon to participate in the power play.
Today’s hockey has never been faster and shot execution is part of the equation.
In the Montreal team, Cole Caufield is the most obvious example. That famous shot, fired without stopping the puck with a limited swing that reduces warning, has become the tool of the hour in the NHL and goaltenders’ number foe.
The tool that has become indispensable
If you know and/or have played hockey well, you know that one-timers are not easy to master.
Yes, it takes a certain talent to bring together speed of execution, power and precision, but the most important element, in my humble opinion, is practice, repetition of the gesture.
If there’s one thing a professional ice hockey player can always improve on, it’s the quality of their shots. If I managed a National League team, my players would have a reputation for being the best shooters in the league. I wouldn’t let her down.
repeat and repeat
A powerful element in every athlete’s life is confidence, and for it to take hold it must be repeated and repeated.
Practice, practice and a lot more than less. At the end of every regular training session there should be a litter clinic.
Numerical advantage can be analyzed in a variety of technical and tactical ways, but if you bet on the strategy of throwing as often as possible in under two minutes, you won’t be far from the truth.
Philosophically speaking, the first element to winning in hockey is to shoot the net. A goal is a consequence. And vice versa, if you don’t throw, you never count.
You have two minutes. No time to waste !
From the enclave
- Two years older than his brother Cole, Brock Kaufield still plays at the University of Wisconsin. As the team’s third counterattack, Brock looks surprisingly similar to Cole. He’s a bit taller, but he doesn’t have the same talent in goal.
- 1992 with the former Canadian Danius Zubrus In its line-up, the team from Kharkov (Ukraine) had won the Tournoi International Pee-Wee de Québec.
- After a 3 year absence (due to the pandemic), the two weeks of the Florida International Hockey Tournament are back next April and there is still room for the various 30+, 40+ and 50+ groups. teams from the Norwayof United Statesof France and from the rest of Canada are registered. Communicate with Hockey International, it’s exceptional.
- Daryl Allan Katz is the owner of the Edmonton Oilers and is worth $4.2 billion according to Forbes. A nasty sparrow it seems!
- In the charming little restaurant Trebbiano in Longueuil, a hundred friends and family celebrated the 60th anniversary of Gilbert Delorme. Guest guitarist and vocalist Bruno Delorme, Gilbert’s brother.
- Among Quebec’s 6 NHL umpires, I forgot to mention the nameEric Furlatt from Trois-Rivières, last week.
- There are 4 Quebecers among the linesmen of the large circuit. Julien Fournier (Gatineau), Michael Kormier (Trois-Rivieres), Jonathan Deschamps (St-Louis de France) and John Murray (Beauport).
- dealer Hockey Domination (Candiac) sells gear over the internet all over the world. Among the customers who never skimp on the quality and price of the products are the players of the Nunavut.
- Anaheim ducks experience the worst start to the season of their existence (1993).
- Nathan Gaucher, Anaheim’s pick last draft, is off to a great start to the season with the Quebec Remparts. Yes, Gaucher is right-handed.
- Larry Robinson established a mark that had never been equaled before. He finished the season 76-77 with +120 on his record. Larry is also the career ladder. After 20 seasons at the circuit, he finished at +764. He never finished a campaign in the red.
- Austin Matthews of the Maple Leafs became the first player in modern NHL history to score 4 goals in his debut game in the league in 2016. Against who? Ottawa Senators’ Craig Anderson, who later became his teammate.
