Seattle Kraken Goalie Warm Up Builds on Game Staples
Interestingly enough the simple drill work they did ahead of that game against the Canucks was the same he and Daccord did at one end of the ice while players warmed up using the rest ahead of that practice we dropped in on.
“It hasn’t changed. It’s the same stuff every morning,” Grubauer explained. “We go through different game situations that we won’t have in a normal team practice or morning skate. Especially morning skate, there’s not a lot of post play other than maybe power play work. It’s one or two flow drills and then one other shooting drill, the power play and that’s it. You don’t mimic game situations.”
Giving goalies a chance to warmup with situations they might face in a game clearly has benefits, so we wanted to walk you through the Kraken routine with Grubauer. It starts simply but includes a more dynamic move at the end.
Like most NHL goalie warm-ups, it starts with static shooting:
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