Adam Fox coast to coast goal

[2020 Cup Champions]

Maybe the deke was not deking

And the friends we made along the way?

 

[QJL]

This shouldn't be a thread. This is the worst defense I have seen in years

It should be a thread about the defense.

 

[coopooter]

That’s a nice goal.
Did New Jersey go for a lunch break

 

[Anglesmith]

This is just a clip from the morning skate, isn't it? Shouldn't there be other players on the ice?

 

[foggyvisor]

Notsherrif threadworthy, but he’s quickly becoming the best defensemen NYR have had since Brian Leetch.

He literally just skated straight down the ice and pushed a billiards shot through the goalie?

Was this even during a game?

 

[Filthy Dangles]

He literally just skated straight down the ice and pushed a billiards shot through the goalie?

Was this even during a game?

Yeah the defensive effort was pretty poor but how many Defensemen in the NHL have the poise and skating ability to still take those lanes and get to the net?

Note how Fox is literally crossing his feet over the entire time, changing which way he's crossing over a few times through the rush. I think the 'hip' term for that kind of skating is 'linear crossovers' that scouts gush over. Not a lot of NHL dmen have that kind of skating ability with the puck on their stick.

Poor defense and a nice goal don't have to be mutually exclusive.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Maybe the deke was not deking

Adam Fox is jazz

 

[Critical13]

That was beautiful. Really nice stride on this guy, I can see how it could deceive a defender. Pretty quiet for someone getting that kind of acceleration.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Gonna go ahead and warn you guys now. In 30 years people will use this clip to fansplain how weak 2020s defenses were, and how Adam Fox is roughly as good as a 2050 beer leaguer.

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

 

[Leonardo87]

 

[PullHard]

Any danger in impeding the puck carrier?

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Looks like NJ was playing man defense... while shorthanded.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

NHL 94 goal

 

[Rangers79]

You rarely see goals like this so I say yeah it deserves a thread! Awesome to see. Fox is so good.

 

[Thrasymachus]

very nice goal

poor Carolina, this guy looks like the real deal

 

[doomscroll]

As much as this conversation errs toward the Devils' lack of defensive aggression, Adam Fox is definitely not known as a skating/scoring defenseman, so their anticipation of him making a pass was fairly well-founded, and it speaks more to his versatility.

Still, poor coverage in-close.

 

[Blue Line Turnover]

This kid has the highest level of poise since Karlsson.

Everyone's always talking about Makar, Hughes and Hesikanen ... Why not Fox? He's right up there.

Right now, I'd take Fox over Hughes and he definitely hasn't had the supporting cast that Makar and Heiskanen (during his initial years, had Klingberg, Lindell, and even Oleksiak playing their best hockey), which helps development exponentially and makes defensemen look better on most nights.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

Pierre " Top 5 hockey intelligence in the league" I think it was now top 3 - repeat ad. nauseam

 

[Talonted]

Amazing, let me go bump the 2 year old thread in the Trade forum about thi- ah crap someone else did.

 

[13th Floor]

Fox is so good, but they might want to play defense on him. Takes away from an already good goal that he looked poised to score even if the Devils did more.

 

[Mobiandi]

Flames drafting has been one of the best in the league since 2015

 

[HisIceness]

very nice goal

poor Carolina, this guy looks like the real deal

Meh, we would have loved to have him but he wasn't drafted here so it doesn't sting as much.

Sweet goal though.

 

[blankall]

Flames drafting has been one of the best in the league since 2015

Lol. You always kind of hope that players that walk away from your team will become the next Erixon, but Fox is legitimately a great player.

The league definitely needs to close that college loop hole. With the increased popularity of hockey in the USA, we are likely to see a lot more players going the NCAA route.

 

[heretik27]

This must be the legendary defense I've heard so much about outside of the North division!