Steve Valiquette

You never catch up.

The game is just too fast.

And now you're in motion and you get beat because of it.

I'll start with Vasilevsky, Borny, because I'm surprised a little bit on the pre-scout for him because there's just so much information and there are so many goalie coaches for at least the last five or seven years that have built a book on him.

So even if you don't have the book, you can call a buddy within the league that's maybe not in the postseason right now.

It's a thing.

Now, here's what happens with Vasilevsky off the rush.

You cannot be a shooter.

When you shoot on Vasilevsky off the rush, you are playing right into what Tampa Bay wants.

If you watch Tampa Bay's D, they like to slide.

They're a D that likes to slide and cut the pass.

This year during the regular season, the puck carrier shot the puck on two-on-ones on Vasilevsky 33 times, scored only twice.

You're not beating them.

You're not beating them straight up.

You've got to pass.

All right, so you're looking for the pass early.

If you get dots down, they slide and take the pass away.

It has to be before tops of circles.

Vassie likes to come out far.

Pass it before the defenders stick.