Dustin Wolf on Depth, Speed, Baiting and Scorpions in a Shootout

Dustin Wolf signed a two-year contract extension as a restricted free agent with the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, and with Jacob Markstrom traded earlier this summer, appears set to be a full-time NHL goalie next season.
Wolf played 17 games with the Flames last year while also completing a third straight season in the American Hockey League, where he is a two-time Goalie of the Year and won the league MVP award as well. He has been equally good in this space over that time, so with the contract news we figured now was a good time to go back to Wolf for one last breakdown from our video session last summer.

THE SEQUENCE

Wolf’s first four Pro Reads came from his NHL debut against the San Jose Sharks, a team and players he grew up watching and cheering for in northern California, but this time we dipped into preseason footage for a complete shootout session.

Rather than a detailed breakdown, we’ll show you freeze frames from two of the three Winnipeg Jets shooters that Wolf stared down this time:

THE SAVE

Of course, speed and angle of attack matter on shootouts, so watch the full save sequence and below to see if you can answer the same questions in real time?

THE PRO READ

Let’s hear Wolf on his approach to shootouts in general and these in particular.

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