The skill they have is amazing. Skating while stick handling while looking forward. Make note of the passes they make. It's amazing. These guys know where everyone on their team is and they aren't even looking. I've seen cases where a guy had his back to the offensive zone and somehow knew his winger was breaking and made a very nice pass for a break away. The saucer passes over sticks. Letting a not so perfect pass bounce off your skate blade to your stick while moving forward.
The one thing that really bothers me though is the lack of checking, especially by defensemen. When I see a player make some deke on a defenseman and get past while the defenseman is going after the puck is drives me nuts. While I didn't play defense I believe the number one rule for them was "always take the body".
The skill they have is amazing. Skating while stick handling while looking forward. Make note of the passes they make. It's amazing. These guys know where everyone on their team is and they aren't even looking. I've seen cases where a guy had his back to the offensive zone and somehow knew his winger was breaking and made a very nice pass for a break away. The saucer passes over sticks. Letting a not so perfect pass bounce off your skate blade to your stick while moving forward.
The one thing that really bothers me though is the lack of checking, especially by defensemen. When I see a player make some deke on a defenseman and get past while the defenseman is going after the puck is drives me nuts. While I didn't play defense I believe the number one rule for them was "always take the body".