Joey Daccord ProRead 9

THE SCENARIO

Naturally, we wanted to start with one of the most memorable highlights from Daccord’s first full season in the NHL, and it came under the bright lights of the Winter Classic:

As the puck is worked down to the left corner with the Vegas Golden Knights having pulled the goalie for an extra attacker, where are the most dangerous threats?

What do you notice about Daccord and his positioning at this point?

Has anything changed for you as a goalie in this second screencap? Who are the most dangerous threats and what factors about those threats are most important?

If you identified Jack Eichel on the backside as the most dangerous scorer, can you afford to cheat across to him early once this puck is passed? Why or why not?

What do you make of Dacccord still holding his edges at this point?

THE SAVE

Now watch it play out and ask yourself the same questions as it does?

Can you see why Dacccord couldn’t push all the way across the Eichel right away?

Can you identify why it being Eichel gives him more time?

Did you notice the toe-up element of that glove save off Eichel? Other than being a perfect old-school tribute in what was the signature moment of a game designed to take fans back to the pond hockey roots of the game, can you see why the toe up move helped?

THE PRO READ

Now let’s hear from Daccord on how he saw this sequence unfold and how he managed it: