Cam Talbot Pro Reads 10
With Cam Talbot
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:
Still ahead in this article:
Talbot's first words go straight to something Detroit does in the middle lane — and it's the same pattern showing up across Pro Reads more than any other right now.
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