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Olen Zellweger stickhandling on the ice nearly two hours before puck drop, as is typical from 51
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February 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Olen Zellweger stickhandling on the ice nearly two hours before puck drop, as is typical from 51
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Trouba recognizes Montreal is changing, so he gets his legs pumping through the neutral zone in the final minute of the game to gain the offensive zone and singlehandedly sustain pressure
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December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Trouba recognizes Montreal is changing, so he gets his legs pumping through the neutral zone in the final minute of the game to gain the offensive zone and singlehandedly sustain pressure
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Trouba angling a forechecker off a puck, keeping his feet moving, and igniting an easy exit
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December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Trouba angling a forechecker off a puck, keeping his feet moving, and igniting an easy exit
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Nothing too spectacular here, but doing little things right, like displaying a quality gap and an active stick to break up a 1v1 rush attack
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December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Nothing too spectacular here, but doing little things right, like displaying a quality gap and an active stick to break up a 1v1 rush attack
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Trouba, again, timing his activation to pinch and keep a play alive in the offensive zone. He could have laid a big "Trouba Train" hit here, but recognizes the priority of extending zone time
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December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Trouba, again, timing his activation to pinch and keep a play alive in the offensive zone. He could have laid a big "Trouba Train" hit here, but recognizes the priority of extending zone time
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Trouba reads his backchecking help and seals the strong side wall, killing a play before it starts
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December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Trouba reads his backchecking help and seals the strong side wall, killing a play before it starts
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🧵Some key plays from Jacob Trouba's Ducks debut:
These switches, weaves, and picks are key to breaking down man coverage like the Habs ran here. Trouba doesn't hesitate to activate in hopes of creating lanes for puck carriers
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These switches, weaves, and picks are key to breaking down man coverage like the Habs ran here. Trouba doesn't hesitate to activate in hopes of creating lanes for puck carriers
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December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
🧵Some key plays from Jacob Trouba's Ducks debut:
These switches, weaves, and picks are key to breaking down man coverage like the Habs ran here. Trouba doesn't hesitate to activate in hopes of creating lanes for puck carriers
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These switches, weaves, and picks are key to breaking down man coverage like the Habs ran here. Trouba doesn't hesitate to activate in hopes of creating lanes for puck carriers
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Sennecke undresses Dickinson before going bar-south + shelf-south as his WJC snub response train chugs along
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December 7, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Sennecke undresses Dickinson before going bar-south + shelf-south as his WJC snub response train chugs along
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As F3, Strome chooses to pressure in the corner instead of track back and gets beat up ice by the opposing F3
Gibson takes a calculated risk to eliminate the shooting angle, not anticipating the pass back across the grain connecting
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Gibson takes a calculated risk to eliminate the shooting angle, not anticipating the pass back across the grain connecting
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December 5, 2024 at 5:15 AM
As F3, Strome chooses to pressure in the corner instead of track back and gets beat up ice by the opposing F3
Gibson takes a calculated risk to eliminate the shooting angle, not anticipating the pass back across the grain connecting
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Gibson takes a calculated risk to eliminate the shooting angle, not anticipating the pass back across the grain connecting
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Fantastic regroup and entry sequence between Leason, Colangelo, and McTavish to establish positions against a tired PK in the dying seconds of a power play to set up the screened (McTavish) point shot from LaCombe
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December 5, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Fantastic regroup and entry sequence between Leason, Colangelo, and McTavish to establish positions against a tired PK in the dying seconds of a power play to set up the screened (McTavish) point shot from LaCombe
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Helleson is late to judge and gets caught in no-man’s land with no high F3 support
Strome gets beat up ice by an activated, trailing Theodore, who pots a rebound after a tremendous save from Gibson on a 2v1
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Strome gets beat up ice by an activated, trailing Theodore, who pots a rebound after a tremendous save from Gibson on a 2v1
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December 5, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Helleson is late to judge and gets caught in no-man’s land with no high F3 support
Strome gets beat up ice by an activated, trailing Theodore, who pots a rebound after a tremendous save from Gibson on a 2v1
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Strome gets beat up ice by an activated, trailing Theodore, who pots a rebound after a tremendous save from Gibson on a 2v1
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Replay of the play that sent Zegras to the locker room. Incidental contact and an awkward recovery
Awful break for a player who has made leaps defensively this season and was starting to really feel it offensively of late
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Awful break for a player who has made leaps defensively this season and was starting to really feel it offensively of late
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December 5, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Replay of the play that sent Zegras to the locker room. Incidental contact and an awkward recovery
Awful break for a player who has made leaps defensively this season and was starting to really feel it offensively of late
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Awful break for a player who has made leaps defensively this season and was starting to really feel it offensively of late
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Zegras gets caught on the outside of Olofsson when the pass goes up high and overcompensates by shoving Olofsson (who gets the initial tip on the point shot) into Fowler, allowing Karlsson to find that loose puck
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December 5, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Zegras gets caught on the outside of Olofsson when the pass goes up high and overcompensates by shoving Olofsson (who gets the initial tip on the point shot) into Fowler, allowing Karlsson to find that loose puck
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Drew Helleson has been dialed in all night on both sides of the puck
He angles Tkachuk perfectly, he doesn't get outmuscled or give up any ground
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He angles Tkachuk perfectly, he doesn't get outmuscled or give up any ground
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December 2, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Drew Helleson has been dialed in all night on both sides of the puck
He angles Tkachuk perfectly, he doesn't get outmuscled or give up any ground
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He angles Tkachuk perfectly, he doesn't get outmuscled or give up any ground
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Dumoulin tries to join the rush, but a turnover high in the o zone leads to 4 flat-footed Ducks.
The 5th one (Helleson) was caught trying to change and by the time he recovered, Tkachuk was gone
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The 5th one (Helleson) was caught trying to change and by the time he recovered, Tkachuk was gone
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December 2, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Dumoulin tries to join the rush, but a turnover high in the o zone leads to 4 flat-footed Ducks.
The 5th one (Helleson) was caught trying to change and by the time he recovered, Tkachuk was gone
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The 5th one (Helleson) was caught trying to change and by the time he recovered, Tkachuk was gone
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This was LaCombe's goal from start to finish. Great breakout sequence from him and Terry through the neutral zone. Both players keep their feet moving downhill after entry and drive to the crease
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December 2, 2024 at 2:17 AM
This was LaCombe's goal from start to finish. Great breakout sequence from him and Terry through the neutral zone. Both players keep their feet moving downhill after entry and drive to the crease
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I love this kind of player movement on the power play. By driving to the net after the dish to the corner, Terry forces the diamond to collapse
Vatrano recognizes and drifts to soft space above from the bumper to create a passing lane
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Vatrano recognizes and drifts to soft space above from the bumper to create a passing lane
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December 2, 2024 at 2:16 AM
I love this kind of player movement on the power play. By driving to the net after the dish to the corner, Terry forces the diamond to collapse
Vatrano recognizes and drifts to soft space above from the bumper to create a passing lane
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Vatrano recognizes and drifts to soft space above from the bumper to create a passing lane
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Killorn turns a puck over trying to feed it to the front
Gudas misses a step up in neutral, then gets beat to the crease and outmuscled in front by Laferriere
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Gudas misses a step up in neutral, then gets beat to the crease and outmuscled in front by Laferriere
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November 29, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Killorn turns a puck over trying to feed it to the front
Gudas misses a step up in neutral, then gets beat to the crease and outmuscled in front by Laferriere
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Gudas misses a step up in neutral, then gets beat to the crease and outmuscled in front by Laferriere
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Zegras does a nice job of buying time after the outlet, but misfires on a pass to McTavish in the neutral
Laferriere and Turcotte catch all five Ducks on their heels with a 2v1
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Laferriere and Turcotte catch all five Ducks on their heels with a 2v1
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November 29, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Zegras does a nice job of buying time after the outlet, but misfires on a pass to McTavish in the neutral
Laferriere and Turcotte catch all five Ducks on their heels with a 2v1
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Laferriere and Turcotte catch all five Ducks on their heels with a 2v1
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Helleson shows some poise along the blue to walk and wait for a lane to open
Strome beats Danault to the front, gets a tip, and pots the rebound
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Strome beats Danault to the front, gets a tip, and pots the rebound
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November 29, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Helleson shows some poise along the blue to walk and wait for a lane to open
Strome beats Danault to the front, gets a tip, and pots the rebound
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Strome beats Danault to the front, gets a tip, and pots the rebound
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Excellent sequence from Mintyukov to close out the period
He evades the F1, sparks a rush with an outlet pass, finds soft ice before missing the net wide, and breaks up the ensuing 4v2 rush defensively. Nearly everything that makes him special in rapid succession
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He evades the F1, sparks a rush with an outlet pass, finds soft ice before missing the net wide, and breaks up the ensuing 4v2 rush defensively. Nearly everything that makes him special in rapid succession
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November 26, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Excellent sequence from Mintyukov to close out the period
He evades the F1, sparks a rush with an outlet pass, finds soft ice before missing the net wide, and breaks up the ensuing 4v2 rush defensively. Nearly everything that makes him special in rapid succession
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He evades the F1, sparks a rush with an outlet pass, finds soft ice before missing the net wide, and breaks up the ensuing 4v2 rush defensively. Nearly everything that makes him special in rapid succession
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