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Originally Posted by Goallum  Yep. Avery's now officially a pioneer. The Jacques Plante of PP goaltender screening.
Kinda ironic, considering that not only was Jacques Plante a goaltender, but also the original visor-wearing Frenchman. |
When I saw Avery doing that it reminded me of back in the day when I used to do something similar in basketball. I'd get my hand inches from a guys face while he was shooting. Basically blindfolded them as they were shooting. Drove then nuts and it was a great way to conserve energy while playing even better defense. I'm surprised that nobody in the NHL has done it sooner. I always figured that it would probably be considered a bush league play and as a result nobody would do it due to some unwritten code that I was unaware of.