If I were in Binner's shoes last night, I'd have been livid if Kyrou made me take an uncontested low-to-high slot one timer (with time to hold the puck and make a deke if I exploded out fast) instead of having me deal with an uncontested shooter from an angle. Here are some screenshots to capture the play development starting from the moment the puck dribbles out from the puck battle and we become fully screwed:
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Kyrou made the absolutely correct decision not to chase Marchessault behind the goal line here. He drited to the puck-side post following him, then put on the brakes and returns to the top of the crease:
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You can't tell on screenshots, but he has his head on a swivel between the puck carrier and Theodore at the top of the circles.
Watch the video and watch his head if you want to see him looking at the play developing in the slot area. His stick is positioned to the passing lane and then he drifts out directly toward the passing lane:
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He remains close enough to Marchessault to keep him at a decent angle from the net rather than bailing on the puck to closely check Theodore:
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The shot he gave Marchessault allowed Binner to RVH to a butterfly on a slight puck movement. Chasing that puck carrier would have resulted in a wide open slot chance requiring a hard push off the post from the goalie. The goalie almost certainly arrives late on that type of play and if he doesn't, Theodore had the time/space to hesitate and/or change the angle of release to force an overslide. I don't think I've ever met a goalie that would prefer the 2nd option.
This wasn't some elite defensive play by Kyrou, but it was miles away from a poor play. A poor angle uncontested shot was absolutely the best outcome we were going to get after Buch and Krug both engaged below the goal line and then lost the puck battle.