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PlayoffError's avatar
2 years ago

Defending the 'Michigan'?

The Michigan isn't the meta .... yet.  My club had this goal scored against us the other night and it got me wondering exactly how we're going to defend against this in the future.

Here's the clip.  I show the goal a couple of times at game speed to give an idea of just how quickly it can happen and then slower version that shows how we failed defensively.

We almost stopped the play right when he starts his move but 11 just misses the poke.  By the time he gets to the far side of the net my poke is useless because the puck's already at crossbar height.  I think the goalie should probably stop this since he's over to the far post before the puck, but the animation pulls his head and shoulders away from the post to open up the scoring chance.

With players getting used to the controls, unlocking more x-factors and this being a simple one-button move I'm expecting to see this a whole lot more often.  The question is, what should be done to defend it?  "Don't let him set up behind the net" doesn't really apply since he just did it while quickly skating by.  I worry that being hyper-aggressive in chasing players behind the net will just open up more passes to now-open players in front. At least with wraps in previous years you could meet the player on the scoring side with a  poke, but the Michigan negates that.  Hitting the player might be an option before he can fully get around the turn, but again I worry that will require a dangerous commitment from the defender.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

6 Replies

  • In Ones I just hold DSS out at a 7 or 5 oclock and move my body to the post - not really sure how to properly defend it in a more competitive setting

  • @PlayoffError The fact “defending the Michigan” is even a title anyone has to type out for this game is an indicator of the path the nhl series has taken. How many times has this move worked in the real NHL again?
  • PlayoffError's avatar
    PlayoffError
    Hero
    2 years ago
    @TTZ_Dipsy I think that may just cause more chaos with people running into their own goalies, but it might be worth a shot.

    @Hester147 No disagreement here, but I don't see it going anywhere for NHL 24 so it's something we'll all have to deal with.

  • @PlayoffError I've actually pulled it off a couple of times with speed as a Bones PMD. If a team is good at setting up and putting people in front of the net it's really hard to defend because if you defend against it and they don't do it they might have someone open out in front. They are still gonna tweak it more and I hope it becomes much harder to pull off because once my team gets a sizeable lead we goof around trying to pull it off.
  • Leave someone in front of the net to guard net front while a defenseman hits the puck carrier. Works for me every time.

  • Redlabell's avatar
    Redlabell
    Seasoned Novice
    2 years ago

    One button ”Michigan” must be removed. It just not real hockey. Its so rare in real world, so I just can’t get logic to add it as one button. It ok, if you actually learn to do it manually.

    hopefully they will admit their mistake and fix it.

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