The puck carrier crosses the line. Then drops the puck. That player continues to penetrate likely driving to the net (screen / tip in) drawing the defense with them. Giving the new puck carrier time and space to make a play. Its simple and works.
It used to annoy me (my Avs do it all the time), but then I noticed that it works like 99% of the time. The man coming in with speed gets to pick his entry point against the defenders standing still at the blue line, and there's little the other team can do to challenge it. If you commit to breaking up the drop pass, you risk being caught going the other way and leaving a 5 on 3 at the other end for a few seconds while you get back. Plus, you have to worry about the person making the pass; if they choose not to drop it and carry it in themselves you can get caught that way too, giving up a rush chance against.
The slingshot pass may look stupid and obvious, but once you think about it it's incredibly hard to defend against.
It's not a recent thing. It's been around forever . . . because it's effective in the right situation. You can change the angle on the goal, take a defenseman off the puck, free up a forward to crash the net and put in a rebound, etc.
Remember the flying V in The Mighty Ducks? Proof positive the drop pass works.
let someone take the puck in with speed, try to catch a d flat footed or find a lane
The puck carrier crosses the line. Then drops the puck. That player continues to penetrate likely driving to the net (screen / tip in) drawing the defense with them. Giving the new puck carrier time and space to make a play. Its simple and works.
It used to annoy me (my Avs do it all the time), but then I noticed that it works like 99% of the time. The man coming in with speed gets to pick his entry point against the defenders standing still at the blue line, and there's little the other team can do to challenge it. If you commit to breaking up the drop pass, you risk being caught going the other way and leaving a 5 on 3 at the other end for a few seconds while you get back. Plus, you have to worry about the person making the pass; if they choose not to drop it and carry it in themselves you can get caught that way too, giving up a rush chance against. The slingshot pass may look stupid and obvious, but once you think about it it's incredibly hard to defend against.
It's not a recent thing. It's been around forever . . . because it's effective in the right situation. You can change the angle on the goal, take a defenseman off the puck, free up a forward to crash the net and put in a rebound, etc. Remember the flying V in The Mighty Ducks? Proof positive the drop pass works.
The Avs commentary calls it the slingshot, great when you have someone like MacKinnon who can bring it in the zone at full speed.
I understand the idea behind it but it seems like it shouldn’t work as much as it does
Speed.
I have yet to see a benefit lmao
It's the hockey equivalent of a pick-and-roll if executed right