Steve Valiquette
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Podcast Appearances
Agreed.
And I still will stand by what I stood by last year before we went into the playoffs, which is Jake, for me, still...
doesn't quite have his best stuff.
I see a very talented goalie there that just doesn't have the posture and form that's required and patience through the release because of the level of chances we're seeing in the NHL right now that are two things.
The way that players are able to show false information before passing the puck, it makes you double clutch and lose your form from your stance.
That's where I see him have the most issue.
The second thing is a lot of players right now have the freedom to pass out of high danger chances.
Now, I'll explain what that is.
It is a player receiving a puck with time and space in the slot.
He should shoot that 10 times out of 10.
Now, 10 and 15 years ago, your ass gets stapled to the bench if you don't shoot that puck.
And guys now are passing out of that.
So we have a stat for that.
It's passing out of high danger.
And it's, again, one of those enhancers like time and space.
But it's those critical moments where...
You're trying to get a read.
You're trying to hold your feet.
You're trying to keep timing.
Again, you're trying to capture positioning, but then there's just more in the NHL than we've ever seen.