Tom,
I need to understand this correctly.
What I was trying to say was if the D man is stick on stick with the first forward . If that forward cycles the puck back to the corner at around the hash marks. The D man stays with him to the net. But if he (forward) skates up over the top of the circle without the puck, he can release him and reload to the net. ?
But if the forward carries the puck high , the D man stays with him because of a possible high cycle with the opposing Point man.
Thanks for the clarification.
RookieCoach
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If the player with the puck skates high in the slot the defender must stay with him no matter how high he goes. He would be causing
Everyone to switch if he drops him.
Rookie Coach - Just a thought here: Have you tried moving the strong side wing down as low as the hash marks (but no lower) disrupt the cycle? As long as he doesn't get tied up he can still get in the shooting lane and block shots if the pass goes to his point man. This reduces the space the other team has to work with down low too.
Let us know what works best.