Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2016-17 Part II
Size matters, especially on the PP with guys like Wilson pounding the puck to the net. But what makes teams great are fast skaters, no matter how big they are who never stop moving their feet. They attack the puck, beat their opponent to the puck, and draw a lot of penalties because the opponent can't keep up and tries to slow them down. And good fast forwards back check more effectively. Yes this team needs to create more offense. Speedy forwards can do that with or without size or a 20+ goal scorer. But this team also needs to cut down the shots against. There were a lot of games the last few years where 30-40 shots were the norm. No goalie, no matter how good, can deal with that game in and game out and win on a consistent basis.
Size matters, especially on the PP with guys like Wilson pounding the puck to the net. But what makes teams great are fast skaters, no matter how big they are who never stop moving their feet. They attack the puck, beat their opponent to the puck, and draw a lot of penalties because the opponent can't keep up and tries to slow them down. And good fast forwards back check more effectively. Yes this team needs to create more offense. Speedy forwards can do that with or without size or a 20+ goal scorer. But this team also needs to cut down the shots against. There were a lot of games the last few years where 30-40 shots were the norm. No goalie, no matter how good, can deal with that game in and game out and win on a consistent basis.
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