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THE SCENARIO
Woll could only chuckle as we cued up this replay because he knew what was coming, a second-straight breakdown of a ridiculous backdoor save off Vladimir Tarasenko, this time off an in-zone play that became more of a rush-style scoring chance.
THE SAVE
Since we already told you how this sequence ends, we’ll skip the freeze frame breakdowns and go straight to the video. As you watch this play, try to identify the threats and as how you’d do things differently. It’s okay to be critical because Woll was.
Can you see why Woll ends up in this position?
Watch it again, but this time look for the reasons he is able to make the saves despite that.
THE PRO READ
Now let’s check in with Woll to get his answers to all those questions.
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Would Woll have aimed for the post initially, right when the backdoor threat caught the pass?
There’s a few schools of thought there I’ve heard. 1. It’s a race to the post, as you suggest. 2. Desperation – get something in the middle of the net as fast as you can.