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Once you have the sight line, maintain the sight line: The discipline to maintain a sight line on puck possession behind the net and not get over active is one of the advanced skills that has become necessary with the speed and skill of today’s players. If you take a notice here, Jakub Dobes actually starts with a very strong sight line and strong position for the play. A couple of things that could have settled him down here in the situation are the following: • hand of the player originally possessing the puck is left and he is on his forehand • the only viable passing threat is to his left-hand side, as he has great defensive support on the weak side of the net. • the only time in space that the original puck handler has is to come out on the side he is facing. Being able to read the play, your support, and having a foundation where you like to begin from, like a blind seal, will help you to not be overactive in situations like this. For as fast and skilled as the game has gotten...

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