Egad, wold be a fine one word report, perhaps with the d backwards and the fresh ink smudged across the paper. But that would be high art, and we are in the business of sports reporting... maybe not even in the business at all, perhaps change the word "maybe" and replace it with a word more absolute towards the idea of NOT.
Obviously i am hesitant to dagger my team... there are many that could be easily buried with words that aren't kind. But i digress, there is pain enough in this latest "epic collapse" that there are plenty of daggers already stabbed into this lifeless corpse, and few more from me aren't going to help. Not only that.. it's important to stick with your team... bandwagons are for charlatans.
How do you turn it around Leafs?... it might be too late, but like the heroes in movies they always look done before they pull one out of the coals at the last second.
I suggest this. Make the safe plays and get on the body. The fancy stuff aint working so say to yourself "i will put the puck here and then remove the puck from my man". Focus on that and not goal scoring or losing. Wingers; every shift say to yourself "my point man does not get a chance to shoot the puck because he will not get the puck because i will and i will get it out and focus on that and only that. Rather than thinking of winning or losing the game attack every battle... "my man will not get position". Win a few battles and then get a streak going. A shot on net is better than a risky pass so say to yourself "i will get this shot through" and your line mate will say "I will recover the rebound". I will get the puck by sheer will and i will put it in a good spot and if i have to take it back i will.
Seems simple right.. that's why you play the games. Don't be afraid to lose because you are playing a game of battles with a new chance to win every play. Use your speed skate the puck but when closed in on make sure the puck gets somewhere safe and you know your team mates are ready to compete to get to that safe puck.
You might not win, but you might not be defeated.
SR
Obviously i am hesitant to dagger my team... there are many that could be easily buried with words that aren't kind. But i digress, there is pain enough in this latest "epic collapse" that there are plenty of daggers already stabbed into this lifeless corpse, and few more from me aren't going to help. Not only that.. it's important to stick with your team... bandwagons are for charlatans.
How do you turn it around Leafs?... it might be too late, but like the heroes in movies they always look done before they pull one out of the coals at the last second.
I suggest this. Make the safe plays and get on the body. The fancy stuff aint working so say to yourself "i will put the puck here and then remove the puck from my man". Focus on that and not goal scoring or losing. Wingers; every shift say to yourself "my point man does not get a chance to shoot the puck because he will not get the puck because i will and i will get it out and focus on that and only that. Rather than thinking of winning or losing the game attack every battle... "my man will not get position". Win a few battles and then get a streak going. A shot on net is better than a risky pass so say to yourself "i will get this shot through" and your line mate will say "I will recover the rebound". I will get the puck by sheer will and i will put it in a good spot and if i have to take it back i will.
Seems simple right.. that's why you play the games. Don't be afraid to lose because you are playing a game of battles with a new chance to win every play. Use your speed skate the puck but when closed in on make sure the puck gets somewhere safe and you know your team mates are ready to compete to get to that safe puck.
You might not win, but you might not be defeated.
SR
