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Get The Puck
by Paul on 05/09/08 at 03:12 PM ET
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from Neil Stevens of the CP via Yahoo,
Considering that a forward’s average shift is about 40 seconds, it is of tremendous important to get the puck as soon as possible after jumping onto the ice.
“Instead of chasing the puck for 20 seconds, it’s nice to have it right away,” says Henrik Zetterberg, who won 12 faceoffs and lost only five. “Most of the time, if you win a lot of the faceoffs, you take the momentum in games.”
During Wings practices, coaches will work two players at a time through faceoff drills that incite laughter and good-natured teasing.
“You have to have fun out there,” Zetterberg said after practice Friday. “We usually do it at the end of practice.
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