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Systems -- and Other Key Advice -- for Surviving Screens
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THE SEQUENCE
This in-zone shorthanded sequence against the Calgary Flames features two different — and two different types — of moving screens, starting with this one:
You can see from the freeze frame above that Talbot a sightline on the puck using the middle lane rather than choosing the short side of the screening player.
Do you agree with that decision? What factors do you think goes into it?
What side are you expecting this shot to go to? Why?
THE SAVE
Watch the video to see if you correctly identified what might happen and then ask yourself the same questions as you watch that second screen chance play out:
Does the middle-lane sightline make more sense watching that? What about how he played the second screen? What do you think was the most important factor for Talbot in choosing those sightlines? Would you do anything different?
THE PRO READ
Now let’s hear from Talbot as he shares his thoughts on both screens:
Watch Cam Talbot break down the full video for you
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- Cam Talbot breaks down his shorthanded saves against the Calgary Flames, explaining how his penalty kill system shapes two different sightline decisions on two different moving screens.
- Detroit's penalty kill instructs the flank defender to take away the far side, allowing Talbot to default to the short-side lane when looking around a screen — reducing guesswork on shot location.
- When a screening forward moves and blocks the short-side lane, Talbot switches to an inside middle-lane look, a deliberate adjustment rather than a static default position.
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