Sounds like they told him he could keep it . <| sep |> Original post by uVanceDesoto in rClassicDCCoversnbspThis crosspost was performed automatically as a part of the ImagesOfNetwork . Learn more about the ImagesOfNetwork , how you can help , and other Frequently Asked Questions , or visit us on Discord ! Remove my post ! The bot got this one wrong ! Stop Crossposting My Stuff ! # match 1987 <| sep |> If you want to be pedantically semantic about it then sure , but it doesn ' t make you any more right . If Killorn had been below the goalline , or outside the blueline , would you still insist that he be treated as a primary scoring threat ? Should Mason square up and gain depth toward a player in the corner ? No , because he would be a nonthreat to shoot . Which I agree with . However , in the case we are talking about he was just as likely to shoot as Johnson . I may have worded my response a little too simply , but the underlying message still stands . The puck carrier is more often than not the main threat , and becomes more so in high % scoring areas . If you want to take a look at this particular case and see why you ' re wrong though I can oblige you . Here ' s the entry , directly after the Filppula pass has received the puck , and is in control . The 3 Flyers defenders have sealed off the weak side against passes to either Johnson or Point . There are 3 bodies between Killorn and a pass , but none inbetween Killorn and a shot . Let ' s keep watching the play has progressed , and Killorn seeing that he has a clear shot moves towards the top of the circle and raised his stick as if he ' s going to shoot . In the meantime Johnson and Point have clumped together on the weakside , and the remaining 2 Flyers defenders in the slot have both their sticks restricting the most likely path for the pass across . While this is happening , the defender on Killorn has attempted to stop a potential shot , but still isn ' t really restricting the type of shot Killorn has . Again , Mason does the right thing by squaring up and preparing for a shot . Let ' s keep watching is now EVEN FURTHER into the faceoff dot . It ' s now become obvious that he faked the first shot , however by the base he has left himself with his feet , he ' s still a threat to shoot . His defender is on him , but because the stick is loosely around his front leg , it ' s unlikely that he has overly restricted his shooting movement . This is where the problems start to occur . Del Zotto has fallen for the fake shot , and instead of falling backwards towards the crease for a potential rebound , he has pivoted towards Killorn and has started to move towards him , not trusting his goalie to handle this shot . By doing so he has opened up an incredibly small , but available passing lane for Killorn . Mason has already committed to Killorn , who is at this point , still the higher threat to shoot . And the pass happens can see that Del Zotto has fully committed to blocking a potential shot for Killorn , taking his stick out of the passing lane . However , his commitment is already too late , as the puck as left Killorn ' s stick and is on it ' s way to being an assist . Throughout this whole sequence , which took place in the matter of 3 seconds , Killorn was the highest threat to both shoot and score until a fraction of a second before the pass , once Del Zotto fell for the faked shot . Mason made the right commitment even under your model , as he accurately assessed the situation , saw that there were 3 sticks at first , and later 2 sticks and 2 bodies between Killorn and a farside pass , rather than the clear shot he has been presented with .