HTFN
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also not an expert and maybe it's not what you'd call a technical asset but his "stop, drop, and pop" times are so crisp. All of his crease movement seems to be focused and fast, he slams his pads down, and he seems really gifted at getting back up and into a ready position quickly.If anything, his pure technical game is not one of his strongest assets (relatively speaking compared to other NHL starters - obviously he's miles ahead of all of us). He's really good about challenging to cut down angle and make himself look big (which are technical skills), but what sets him apart during this stretch is his strength and compete-level. He sticks with every opportunity until its bitter end, and sometimes displays some really impressive core strength to maintain his posture while in a scramble situation.
His angles and overall technique may not play into that enough to call it technique but whatever you want to call it, his style, those gifts and that competitive mindset you talked about seem to be what give him his edge and he looks like a genuinely good goaltender.