The Red Wings lost to the Dallas Stars on March 15th in overtime after coming back from down 2-0. Let’s break down the eventual game-winning overtime goal and what could’ve been done differently.
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When I first saw the replay, I could immediately tell that he hadn't maintained enough of a gap to cut off the shooting angle. I didn't even think about what he could have done after being forced to turn around. But I think you're right, if he had dug in and skated hard, he probably could have kept up with Harley and been right on top of him when Harley wanted to shoot.
Ed is a good player, but I also think he's the most overrated player on the team. I think the majority of the fan base overlooks his clumsy defense, average passing skills, and his penalties. I really do think his analytics have been propped up by cider to some degree, and I would hope that he can find a higher level for the end of this season. We need him to.
I agree Gibson should have made the save but Edvinsson played this horribly, I think he should have pushed him out much farther and closed the distance between them to cut down his angle
If Ed plays it too aggressively then the offensive player can easily cut back to the middle on him.
I dont know. The only thing you could tweak on Edvinsson is the fact that Harley had too much of a step on him. If Edvinsson quickly jumps at him the attacker can just cut to the inside and it's a breakaway. 90% of this is on Gibson, as a goalie this is all you can ask for and he just didn't deliver. If Edvinsson had more support on the backcheck I can see him taking a chance but he didn't.
For a Defenseman, Edvinsson has had some REALLY sloppy play this season. This is a prime example. The moment he turned to skate forward with Harley, his stick needed to be glued to Harley's, harassing him for the puck. That he gave up such a large gap setup all the time and space in the world for Harley to make a move, or go up ice, or any number of things.
Edvinsson has a tendency to sneak out of position, and then get burned. It gets him points, but gives up some real stinkers. I wish we dropped him at the deadline and picked up a second positional defenseman. I've been mostly happy with Faulk these couple of games, I wouldn't mind another one of him in the lineup for next year (since we won't get another Mo).
Didn’t engage, basically didn’t accomplish anything .
Well, maybe next year.
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The big difference between a high level defender and a minor league guy is gap control and blue line pressure. This is an example of how not to angle someone
He played it fine
100 percent Ed is looking to prevent the cut-back to the middle and getting made a fool of. He waited until Harley was in line with him (and couldn't cut back) before pressuring and committing. Obviously didn't work out for Ed, but I don't think it's a misplay in particular. And he could have pressured Harley harder once Ed committed for sure.
I don't buy the argument that cutting back to the center would cost Harley too much speed/time – Ed would have been moving the wrong direction and Harley would have a straight line to the net.
He's made a lot of mistakes this year resulting in goals. The hope is he learns from them.