On Sean Shapiro’s Substack, “Shap Shots,” Shapiro continues to break down the Red Wings’ power play after discussing zone entries last week. Today, Shapiro breaks down the Wings’ in-zone play:
For Lalonde, who presented about this at the coaching camp I attended back in June, there are four guiding principles, similar to the two guiding principles on entries.
- Shot-first mentality
- Loose puck retrievals
- Bumper support
- Getting the penalty kill box moving
By this mindset there are no bad shots on the power play. A shot on net can lead to something more, at worst case scenario it’s frozen by the goalie, and that just creates another opportunity to win the face-off and sustain pressure — and perhaps possession — 200 feet from Detroit’s net.
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