Pokecheque wrote:
Was that Dobson who banked it in off the goalie at an insane angle?
No. Dobson's goal was a really nice pass from behind the net to him crashing the net. Nice wrister.
The bank shot, was newly crowned sniper Matt Martin. I have a player on my 12U team who shoots from anywhere. Last night in practice she shot from behind the goal line (again). I spent like 2 minutes talking about smart shot selections, and how shooting from behind the net gives about a 1:10,000 chance of scoring, vs a 1:10 chance if you just center it to your teammate who is parked in the slot. Matt Frigging Martin scores from behind the goal line, probably about 2 minutes after I told this to my team. Thanks a lot buddy! I'm expecting a video clip emailed to me by her psycho, helicopter mom, who glares at me through the glass whenever I speak to her daughter. On the other rink, where parents can stand on a balcony over portions of the ice, she'll almost fall over the railing, straining to hear what's being said. So I'll call her daughter over to me, juuuuuuust out of ear shot and speak quietly to the daughter, sometimes just asking how school is going or something random, just to see the mom nearly fall over or sprain her neck craning to listen. It's fun. I have nicknamed the mom Chopper 1, because yes, we also have 2 other helicopter parents who are Choppers 2 & 3. I hum the theme song from M*A*S*H when they are nearby to let the other coaches know. 1 & 2 are each others' wing women. Chopper 3 is actually a really cool guy, but he over-coaches his kid from behind the glass. After every shift she looks to him for approval or correction. I try to stand to block the line of sight and the dad knows it.
Anyway. Yeah. Islanders! Matt Martin with 2 goals. Trotz double shifted him late in the 3rd, obviously to try for the hat trick. Goring and Burke loved it, but I found it a departure from the team first mentality. When Barzal had a 9 game point streak going and the Isles had a lead with an empty net at the other end, Trotz kept Barzal on the bench. I know this one was out of reach with a 3 goal lead, but it's still not cool to try to get Martin the hatty and bench Barzal for like 4 minutes to go. Trotz usually sits Barzal with a close lead. He's not the most defensive-minded player.