Dustin Wolf Pro Reads 18 – ‘Depth is a Luxury’ on Some Lo-High Passes

THE SEQUENCE

In each of his last two Pro Reads entries, Wolf talked about sometimes committing too soon to his knees and a reverse-VH with the puck behind the net. It’s worth reviewing before both of those videos (the first one is here, and second is here) before looking at this similar play behind the net against the San Jose Sharks:

As you can see in the freeze frame above, the puck is below the goal line but this time Wolf is holding his feet rather than committing to his knees as the player cuts behind the net on his right. What factors do you think go into Wolf being able to hold his feet more confidently on this play than he did in that first Pro Reads?

Where is the most dangerous threat at this point?

What do you think about looking over his left shoulder still at this point?

THE SAVE

Now watch the save and ask yourself the same questions about Wolf’s decision to stay up or go down on this play (and like last time, there are two parts to it):

What did you make of the way Wolf handled this entire play? Can you see why he held his feet at the start? Do you think he could have stayed “up” going across to his right post after switching sides rather than dropping into a Reverse?

What might the benefit be of either staying up or dropping to the ice?

Lastly, what other keys do you see to his ability to ultimately make this save?

THE PRO READ

Now let’s hear from Wolf and get his thoughts on how he managed this play: