Prioritizing Depth over Angle?
- Prioritize depth over angle on short-side post plays — this is the only situation where that rule applies.
- Attack directly at the puck when stepping off the post, not toward the middle of the net, to keep the short side closed.
- Stepping toward the middle of the net on short-side plays opens the short side, where most shots off these chances funnel.
- When coming off the post from a reverse-VH, avoid getting too flat on the goal line, which pulls you away from the post.
- Brady Robinson of the Philadelphia Flyers emphasizes that squaring up while attacking the puck also eliminates the far-side option automatically.
There’s been a lot of talk about prioritizing angle over depth in Pro Drills and Pro Tips articles in recent weeks, but Is there ever a time you shouldn’t? Are there situations where depth becomes the first thing we try to add?
Philadelphia Flyers goalie development coach Brady Robinson outlined one such situation – and it’s an increasingly common type of attack – in a recent on-ice session at the Lynden Sammartino Goaltending School with InGoal’s Matthew Hutchison.
That situation? Stepping off the post for a shot from the short-side.
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