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Alex Lyon Making Your Own Luck With ‘Insurance’ Position Saves

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Alex Lyon Making Your Own Luck With ‘Insurance’ Position Saves

Skip the reading - show me the video!

Alex Lyon was so insightful on the InGoal Radio Podcast earlier this summer and has been just as thoughtful with the advice offered through his first two Pro Reads (links below), which includes a deep dive on how altering the length of your toe ties can also widen your butterfly. With tips like that, we didn’t want to wait too long to go back to Lyon for a fourth entry from his extended video breakdown session.

THE SEQUENCE

Lyon is facing his previous team, the Florida Panthers, again, this time dealing with a rush that leads to a dump in, and a play out of the corner to his right. Things happen fast from there, so rather than a freeze frame, this week let’s go straight to video: 

THE SAVE

As you watch the replays below, pay attention to how Lyon manages the net play situation as the puck ends up behind him, with a threat alone in the slot:

It’s hard to see in the replay but the initial pass out of the corner is a centering attempt that actually hits the top of the net, which is why Lyon ducks. But watching the final replay, is there anything you notice or like about how he manages his posts as he finds this puck and makes the save on a quick pass back out front.

THE PRO READ

Now let’s hear from Lyon as he shares his thoughts on how he played this:

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InGoal Radio Episode 262with Alex Lyon

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