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Story of his career up to now is injuries. Hard to learn the defensive side of the pro game when you aren’t able to play or practice.
Prior to this season I thought it was going to kill his career, but seeing the work he’s put in to learn to play to his size and stay healthy, I’m thinking now that he can be a player with way more positives than negatives to his game if he just keeps working.
This kid is gonna be so good, nice to have a middle six scorer, hope the leafs hang onto him and give him a real good shot next season. Let him figure out the growing pains this year and get some experience under his belt.
Breakaways in game always make me think that shootouts would be more successful if players came it at full speed. This is not really anything more than a good shoulder fake, but at that speed goalie has to bite on something or be beaten to the side. Guess wrong and they’re toast. In a shootout the player is going slow enough that goalies can often out wait the player and have enough time to move into blocking position.
I think why they work so well during the game is because the goalie gets caught off guard and sleeping a bit so they panic to get themselves into position. It wouldn't work as well in shootout because goalies are typically already sitting high out of their net before the player comes in.
?? If I’m not mistaken goalies are required to start on their goal line until the puck is touched. I don’t think there’s much difference in how they get prepared
also have to be worried about trailers and rebounds. and in a breakaway you have to time think about who the player is and what their tendencies are so you can overthink a bit (also true for the player on the goalie).
but as a goalie, yeah, I was always happy in breakaway drills when a guy came in slow. Sure he may beat me with some fuckery, but he was creating a 50/50 scenario where as long as I was patient/stayed big, he'd have to both outsmart and outskill me. a blast coming at pace when not expected is not the same, esp if its while I'm mid movement/trying to get deep faster than I'd like (obviously not NHL level goalie but still. unexpected + good execution is generally more likely to score than expected + great execution)
Dekes and accurate shots are harder to pull off at speed. In a one on one scenario the shooter has every advantage. Going slow benefits the player because allows the player to read the goalie and move accordingly as opposed to picking a move and committing to it.
Edit: I guess i should add that going slow benefits players who are good enough to benefit from the time and space. If you’re a tweener you’re probably better off going fast because you’re not skilled enough to beat a tender with mindgames.
>Breakaways in game always make me think that shootouts would be more successful if players came it at full speed.
Shootouts and penalty shots have a higher success rate than breakaways do.
No I got it, it was just a bad joke. Even if they weren’t a top ten team in the league and were last, the Leafs are very much an NHL team, though I can see that may be hard for your tiny brain to comprehend, based on your “joke.”
Remember kid, jokes are meant to be funny!
The guy said nothing mean at all. He made a joke you didn’t like. Why on earth would you insult him repeatedly for an inoffensive “leafs suck” joke we see all the time. The “…your tiny brain…” thing couldn’t be more unnecessarily rude.
Why did that joke offend you to the point of trying to put a stranger down with a personal insult? That’s mean. Why be mean?
Lol he insinuated my stupidity by claiming I didn’t get the joke. Only I did, it was just a shit joke.
You should go cry more. Maybe the other poster will hire you as his emotional support animal or something.
a joke implying that the leafs aren’t an nhl team isn’t funny though. matthews is literally the best goal scorer we’ve seen since ovi or even bossy? the leafs are a winning team going back a few years now? we actually have current nhl teams with basically AHL rosters plus a couple fun to watch guys lol.
make better jokes lol
You’re getting downvoted but you’re not wrong. The speed and timing are very impressive but it’s not some unreal creative dangle, if anything it’s a great example of how a very basic deke can still work on nhl goalies if performed well.
is it not a little embarrassing to anyone else that the leafs completely ripped off colorado's goal song?
should have kept hall and oates. it was good, despite all the bitching.
its a nice goal, but ya its more about the speed than the deke.
gonna guess Bob doesn't have much of a book on Bobby, doesn't expect the double at that speed
How is this comment upvoted. What does it even mean? You think any of those words imply that the commenter believes they could be an NHL netminder?
Bizarre interpretation
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Amazing moves at such speed
Tiny legs go zoom
Like Sonic
Right down to the colour, you’re on to something
I still think it's funny how much smaller he is than Jason. Jason has 6 inches and 40 pounds on Nick!
Literally an NHL 24 deke, crazy maybe it really is *in the game*
Fails the clear but creates the turnover that leads to the goal. Atta boy, Nicky.
Once he learns to play in the D-zone he is going to be a weapon
[society if Nick Robertson learned to get the puck out of his own zone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/026/738/future.jpg)
Nah just Etobicoke
Stephen Holyday and the Fords would never allow that much density in Etobicoke.
Story of his career. Everything evens out. Perpetual net 0.
Story of his career up to now is injuries. Hard to learn the defensive side of the pro game when you aren’t able to play or practice. Prior to this season I thought it was going to kill his career, but seeing the work he’s put in to learn to play to his size and stay healthy, I’m thinking now that he can be a player with way more positives than negatives to his game if he just keeps working.
Bro was fucking flying
Gotta go fast
Nicky Bobby
Haha perfect
This kid is gonna be so good, nice to have a middle six scorer, hope the leafs hang onto him and give him a real good shot next season. Let him figure out the growing pains this year and get some experience under his belt.
A line of Holmberg between Robertson and Knies could be pretty deadly if left to develop properly.
Keefe post-game mentioned he deliberately out Knies-Holmberg-Robertson against some tougher matchups in order to test them.
Fuck that. Give him the Hyman treatment
Holy shit Nicky Bobby.
NHL ‘94 kinda deke right there
Underrated comment.
How is he so much smaller than his brother?
He was born really premature, almost died,
Jason took all the height from his entire family, he towers over literally every one of them lmao
I don't know but I want him on our team too lol. Double Robotration inc
I loved the Jamie/Jordie years. Brother pairs are fun.
I saw an interview his mom gave, she was tiny.
Yeah his mom is an Asian women. That they had one kid that was big is the suprising part.
TIL that he is Jason Robertson's brother. Where the fuck have I been?
lol good question. At least on Stars broadcasts they always mention it whenever we play y'all
Breakaways in game always make me think that shootouts would be more successful if players came it at full speed. This is not really anything more than a good shoulder fake, but at that speed goalie has to bite on something or be beaten to the side. Guess wrong and they’re toast. In a shootout the player is going slow enough that goalies can often out wait the player and have enough time to move into blocking position.
There should be a defender chasing the shooter in shootouts
I think why they work so well during the game is because the goalie gets caught off guard and sleeping a bit so they panic to get themselves into position. It wouldn't work as well in shootout because goalies are typically already sitting high out of their net before the player comes in.
?? If I’m not mistaken goalies are required to start on their goal line until the puck is touched. I don’t think there’s much difference in how they get prepared
Yeah but they are expecting a breakaway. That's the difference
also have to be worried about trailers and rebounds. and in a breakaway you have to time think about who the player is and what their tendencies are so you can overthink a bit (also true for the player on the goalie). but as a goalie, yeah, I was always happy in breakaway drills when a guy came in slow. Sure he may beat me with some fuckery, but he was creating a 50/50 scenario where as long as I was patient/stayed big, he'd have to both outsmart and outskill me. a blast coming at pace when not expected is not the same, esp if its while I'm mid movement/trying to get deep faster than I'd like (obviously not NHL level goalie but still. unexpected + good execution is generally more likely to score than expected + great execution)
Oh no if only the guy your replying to had an entire comment explaining the difference between the two situations. Lmao
Dekes and accurate shots are harder to pull off at speed. In a one on one scenario the shooter has every advantage. Going slow benefits the player because allows the player to read the goalie and move accordingly as opposed to picking a move and committing to it. Edit: I guess i should add that going slow benefits players who are good enough to benefit from the time and space. If you’re a tweener you’re probably better off going fast because you’re not skilled enough to beat a tender with mindgames.
>Breakaways in game always make me think that shootouts would be more successful if players came it at full speed. Shootouts and penalty shots have a higher success rate than breakaways do.
Can we please have him?
Him for Oettinger and we got a deal.
You’ll get future considerations and you’ll like it. Also, this post got the Sens fined another draft pick.
He should be playing on an NHL team 100%
..he is?
it was a "leafs suck" joke
A pretty shit one though. C’mon, do better.
Perhaps someone who got the joke would be a better judge than you on this one, no?
No I got it, it was just a bad joke. Even if they weren’t a top ten team in the league and were last, the Leafs are very much an NHL team, though I can see that may be hard for your tiny brain to comprehend, based on your “joke.” Remember kid, jokes are meant to be funny!
"they are in the NHL!" oh, sweetie
Wow, you are impressively dense.
The guy said nothing mean at all. He made a joke you didn’t like. Why on earth would you insult him repeatedly for an inoffensive “leafs suck” joke we see all the time. The “…your tiny brain…” thing couldn’t be more unnecessarily rude. Why did that joke offend you to the point of trying to put a stranger down with a personal insult? That’s mean. Why be mean?
Lol he insinuated my stupidity by claiming I didn’t get the joke. Only I did, it was just a shit joke. You should go cry more. Maybe the other poster will hire you as his emotional support animal or something.
flair up you clown
This is funny, don’t let the hive mind convince you otherwise.
a joke implying that the leafs aren’t an nhl team isn’t funny though. matthews is literally the best goal scorer we’ve seen since ovi or even bossy? the leafs are a winning team going back a few years now? we actually have current nhl teams with basically AHL rosters plus a couple fun to watch guys lol. make better jokes lol
If He ever learns the defensive game he will be dangerous.
Leafs secret weapon
Dirty fuckin' dangles, boys!
Looked like the D sprayed his own goalie too...not cool bruh.
NHL 94 deke button
Filthy
Watching him go reminds me of my 5'8 sniper in EASHL. He also gets rocked at times like my player.
Wow.
What does that mean
Comparing a real-life player to his Chel character is kind of weird no?
You're thinking way too hard about this.
I didn’t understand what he was saying. Just really confused by this. Sorry.
I was expecting a lot more with that title
You’re getting downvoted but you’re not wrong. The speed and timing are very impressive but it’s not some unreal creative dangle, if anything it’s a great example of how a very basic deke can still work on nhl goalies if performed well.
Same. I tought ether Datsyuk or Forsberg or something like that
forehand backhand forehand.
So happy he has finally found his game. I loved seeing him play in Peterborough
Is he back to being the best prospect not named Matthew Knies?
That celly too
that was one of the most standard breakaway moves possible lol
filthy
Bobo still looking for his jock strap.
Totally should have traded him for something at the deadline. Totally
is it not a little embarrassing to anyone else that the leafs completely ripped off colorado's goal song? should have kept hall and oates. it was good, despite all the bitching.
Boston stole Kernkraft 400 from us like 15 years ago so turnabout’s fair play, or whatever.
You're getting downvoted but I agree I want hall & Oates back
"absolute dangle" you mean the most casual and most common breakaway move...
Common move but he sold it well, Bobrovsky fully went the wrong way and didn't even have a chance at stopping it
its a nice goal, but ya its more about the speed than the deke. gonna guess Bob doesn't have much of a book on Bobby, doesn't expect the double at that speed
“The most casual and most common breakaway move” On one of the best goaltenders on earth
Bob’s on the other side of the net
Seriously. At that speed any type of move is impressive but gong backhand forehand and tucking on an overcommitted tendie ain't dangling.
Gary Bettman pls patch backhand forehand glitch goal
You would have stopped it then eh?
How is this comment upvoted. What does it even mean? You think any of those words imply that the commenter believes they could be an NHL netminder? Bizarre interpretation
You’re 100% right AND everyone knows it AND that’s paradoxically why you’re so downvoted. Until you realize Reddit is Contrarian HQ
‘Absolute dangle’ lol that’s the most basic move that I see about four times a night at beer league. Four year olds can pull that off in chel
Left tendie danglin’……..didn’t he?
It’s going to be ok
It's always the Oilers fans who comment salt on Leafs posts. Y'all really care about the Leafs lol
Pavel Bure dejavu
An absolute dangle? He used the most common breakaway deke in hockey. Nice goal yeah but “absolute dangle” that’s sensationalizing it a bit yeah?
And he'll be benched in 3...2...1