Cam Talbot ProRead Aug 27 - Systems -- and Other Key Advice -- for Surviving Screens
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Cam Talbot has delivered excellent advice since returning to Pro Reads, so we didn’t want to wait too long before getting the Detroit Red Wings goalie back in the mix.
Not only has Talbot become a three-time NHL All Star Game goalie since his Pro Reads debut back with the Minnesota Wild, but he’s also a perfect guest because he credits a big part of that late-career rise to his work with Vizual Edge, which now sponsors the segment, and that training plays a role in this save breakdown.

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:

Talbot Pro Reads 10 Screencap 1
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:

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