RememberTheRoar
“I’m not as worried about the 5-on-5 scoring.”
There was some talking in tonight’s game day thread about blocking slap shots, defenseman standing to the side of the screeing player, and Coach Q’s overall defensive philosophy.
I figured it’d be helpful to post Brian Campbell’s/Pat Boyle’s explanation of what Q wants. This comes from the Hawks Talk podcast, episode 57 from February 2nd. Discussion starts at 19:45.
-only let goalie be screened by opposing player (don’t create a double screen by battling the opposing player in front of the goalie)
-block wristers (if attempting a block, you better make sure you block it rather than interfering with the goalie’s vision of the shot)
-if not blocking wristers, stand to the side to let goalie have clean look
-tie up sticks
Campbell said, “getting sticks and lifting them to the rafters and making sure they’re up in the air so they don’t have a opportunity to tip it is the best way of going about the business in front of your net.”
I figured it’d be helpful to post Brian Campbell’s/Pat Boyle’s explanation of what Q wants. This comes from the Hawks Talk podcast, episode 57 from February 2nd. Discussion starts at 19:45.
-only let goalie be screened by opposing player (don’t create a double screen by battling the opposing player in front of the goalie)
-block wristers (if attempting a block, you better make sure you block it rather than interfering with the goalie’s vision of the shot)
-if not blocking wristers, stand to the side to let goalie have clean look
-tie up sticks
Campbell said, “getting sticks and lifting them to the rafters and making sure they’re up in the air so they don’t have a opportunity to tip it is the best way of going about the business in front of your net.”