419forever
Registered User
I could be wrong but I think a forward was supposed to pick up the guy in front of the net on that goal where McDonagh was on one side of the net and Girardi was slow getting back because he was hit with a shot.
You often see both of the defenseman flank the net facing the boards when a guy has the puck behind the net, I think this is what McDonagh was TRYING to do, but because Girardi was hobbled by a shot, he couldn't get into position in time and the forward who is supposed to cover the front wasn't there (not sure who that was...Miller was in the area but I don't know if he was playing wing at the time or center)
On the other hand, McDonagh should see that guy open and switch to covering him, but as he said later to the media, there's a lack of communication going on out there at the moment and it's something they have to fix
Yeah, it was Hayes - when Miller ran over into the corner to pick up the vacant man the winger on that side (Hayes) had to slide into the slot and cover Miller's defensive responsibility. Not a surprising mistake in the kid's first NHL game - it's a correctable mistake.