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ONE TIMERS
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The one timer is a deadly scoring attempt that results when a player
blasts a pass without stopping it. It causes many problems for the goaltender
because the play happens so quickly and because the goaltender is frequently
caught my surprise.
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There are certain situations in the game when you might expect to see
the one timer. The most common situation occurs when you are killing a
penalty and the other team passes between their defensemen. When their
trigger man gets the soft pass they like they will 'tee' it up.
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Another common time for the one timer to rear its ugly head is on a 2
on 1 where the wide guy lays it back for the trailer to blast. The goaltender
who has great lateral movement and a keen sense of anticipation will turn
the one timer into another routine save.
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There are some clues or triggers that will give this play away.
1) Look for open players who have their sticks half- cocked. Sometimes a
player will "ask' for a one timer pass by holding their stick back in a pre slap
shot position. You need good off-puck awareness to make this read.