Thought MacKinnon was very successful on zone-entries off the drop pass in round 1 vs Nashville so did some tracking:
This season Colorado ran a drop pass to MacKinnon 168 times on the powerplay. Of the 5 different players on the ice who could have taken the puck into the zone
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Thought MacKinnon was very successful on zone-entries off the drop pass in round 1 vs Nashville so did some tracking:
This season Colorado ran a drop pass to MacKinnon 168 times on the powerplay. Of the 5 different players on the ice who could have taken the puck into the zone
@BerganSr @telphickk Of all the videos I watched 0 of them led to a breakaway against Colorado, and 78% clean entry rate should be enough to be confident
@BerganSr @telphickk Definitely a risk of a poke check creating a breakaway, but the defenceman carrying the puck then dropping it puts the PK back on their feet almost stationary. If they do steal the puck theyโre not going in with speed. Plus someone like MacKinnon is just unlikely to lose the puck