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...have to get to the net away from the puck,” he continued. “You’re not going to beat [Danis] with a lot of first-chance scoring opportunities. And that’s something they do well. They limit your ability to get second-chance opportunities...
That effectively shuts off the middle, leaving only the walls for you to work with. And once your team gets the puck near the red line—even if it’s on a helpless chip along the boards—they’re on you with a double-team, squeezing you like an orange until the puck pops...
...object of the trap is to take one of two things away from you: the puck or your speed...
...Usually, if you have one, you don’t have the other,” Leaman said. “If you make it through the neutral zone with the puck, you don’t usually have much speed. Or, you’re dumping the puck and chasing...
...offensively? “Keep it as simple as possible,” Leaman said. “I’ve found that when I get into trouble with teams that trap, guys are trying to do too much. You have to just keep it simple, keep the puck moving forward...