Charlie Lindgren Pro Reads 8
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Charlie Lindgren is coming off another strong season with the Washington Capitals, one that earned the popular full-right goalie a three-year contract extension and kept his Pro Reads video breakdowns in Capitals colors as relevant as they are insightful and open.
THE SEQUENCE
After breaking down a lot of rush chances, this time Lindgren is dealing with his own player bringing the puck back into his zone, with what appears to be full control:
Looking at the freeze frame above, the Washington defenseman is cutting into the middle on his backhand with New York Rangers forward Jimmy Vesey chasing him down: What do you notice about Lindgren at this point? What, if anything, about this is dangerous?
THE SAVE
Watch the save play out below:
What did you notice about Lindgren as soon as Vesey forced the turnover?
What about the way Lindgren played the one-on-one from the hash marks stood out?
THE PRO READ
Now we can listen is as Lindgren explains his keys to making this save:
Members see the full video with Charlie Lindgren breaking down the play in detail.
Still ahead in this article:
Lindgren's exact words on why he stays loaded even when his own team has the puck — and the name of the defender whose positional error made it matter — are in the next paragraph.
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