im not one to gripe about Sutter or Murray's systems ( ok TM's was pretty bad) but i really wonder what he'd be like if given a little more leeway
Right? He's a dream for a two-way system, but can you imagine if Sutter said, "Anze, for two weeks, do whatever the **** you want"
I don't think it would matter, Kopitar's 200 ft play is second nature now.
Even if you told him to cheat he wouldn't. Look at how long it's taking Kopitar to start shooting more.
I am sure just about everyone has been telling him SHOOT the puck.
Kopitar is shooting more, but he is still on pace for below 220 shots this year.
Even though Kopitar has acknowledged that he was told after last season that he needed to shoot the puck more, once he is on the ice, his instincts take over.
“I can talk all I want about shooting the puck, and trying to look for shots more, but I know myself too well,” he said. “Once I’m on the ice, playing the game, it’s whatever situation I’m in, I’m going to make the play that I think is the best, at that time, anyway, not forcing a shot, not forcing a pass.”
“It’s pure instinct out there, because it’s pretty fast,” he added.