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Post by habsorbed on Jan 18, 2024 10:43:24 GMT -5
I could liasten to Marty all day! He's got this intuitive knowledge and love of the game. And his comment about spending his last day on the planet at a Habs Saturday night game at the Bell Centre was magical.
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Post by seventeen on Jan 18, 2024 14:33:50 GMT -5
“Playing between coverage, it’s an art, and five-on-five, I see him doing that more,” he said. “And you see Cole more on the inside. Not necessarily being on the inside and staying on the inside, but the motion he has, there’s some inside motion now. And he ends up going on the outside after, but you have to get to the inside at some point. “Sometimes it’s early, sometimes it’s on time, but I think he’s starting to understand that. Five-on-five, playing in between coverage, it’s an art. It’s a lot easier to play in between coverage on the power play. And as a young player, he’s just learning to do that. When you learn that, you do that consistently, you’re harder to play against…” As in basketball, it's not necessarily the speed you're at, but a change of pace that opens up space and time. I'm going to maybe contradict Marty, but there's nothing wrong with letting yourself be covered while you're scanning for where the puck is going and then bursting into that space after faking in a different direction. Perhaps that's just another tactic when the coverage is tight and it's hard to find space between coverage. His improved scoring could also be as simple as his shoulder feeling stronger and his gaining confidence he won't damage it again. He went right into the blue paint for that goal and he might not have done that earlier this season.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jan 18, 2024 19:00:08 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 18, 2024 19:21:59 GMT -5
Screw burgerbrain and MThead... that looked Ted Lasso like
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