THE SEQUENCE
Reimer’s latest Pro Read features an in-zone sequence with some similarities to his previous video breakdown, which featured a pre-faceoff checklist against the Vegas Golden Knights, but this time he’s up against the New York Islanders power play, which creates a lot more time and space for Matt Barzal to circle around the offensive zone looking for options:
What are his best passing options? Can you afford to cheat to them at all?
Do they impact what side of the screen you would look around?
THE SAVE
There’s another key for Reimer to making this save but if we show that freeze frame you’ll know where the puck was headed above, so instead watch the entire sequence to see if what you anticipated was how it played out, and if you can spot that second key Reimer talks about:
Anything you’d do different?
THE PRO READ
Let’s check in with Reimer to find out how he saw things, and why he played it this way:
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