Halak sat down for an extended video session in Vancouver in February, and it was no surprise a goalie who prides himself on making good reads had a lot of great insights to offer in the Pro Reads format. Halak is back to share more of them in his third installment.
THE SEQUENCE
This time Halak is facing a pure 2-on-1 led by Vegas Golden Knights sniper Jack Eichel.
How are you choosing depth based on those indicators?
What do you make of Halak’s positioning and posture?
THE SAVE
Like most rush chances, speed matters when making those reads, so rather than posting more freeze frames, watch the entire save sequence and ask yourself the same questions:
At what point did you realize Eichel was going to drag it into the middle?
Did you notice how Halak changed his depth at that point?
THE PRO READ
Let’s hear how Halak read the attack and his keys to managing it:
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