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Summary
Stop Dumping the Puck In. Here's How McDavid Gains the Blue Line.
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Most players hit a gapped-up defenseman at the blue line and have one answer: chip it in. Marner, Bedard and McDavid have two, and neither of them is a dump-in.
In this video Jason breaks down the 2 strategies the best forwards use to gain the zone with possession:
→ The drive wide: the McDavid mechanics that let you take the outside lane even when the defender has a good gap.
→ The second option: what to do when the wide lane is closed, so you can still back the defender off and make a play instead of giving up puck possession.
If you play forward and keep getting stood up at the blue line, this is the fix.
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