@Jbats41When I was controlling Lemieux I went in a straight line to the net from my own blue line. Yes it is a little bit longer, in a standard 200ft rink, my own blueline to the front of the opposing net is 115ft(B ) and the distance Lemieux and Seider were apart when they started skating was 44ft(A). Using the Pythagoraean Theorem, the distance Lemieux skated(C) is ~ 123ft.
I guess Lemieux ending up about 10ft ahead would make sense. I still felt like it was too close to be normal in-game. Like Seider with 85 SPD could really backcheck like that vs Lemieux with 97 SPD?
I guess I will have to try and get another clip.
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@Jbats41 wrote:
@Jddev4979 when I look at that, I see angling... Seider is going in a straight line, Lemieux is coming in at an angle, but still beats him to the net even going at an angle. Seider is clearly behind his whole body but is able to use the length of his stick to close the gap.
Taking good angles to the puck is a very important concept in hockey and that's what I see here.
Yep. This is why it appears that Seider is matching Lemieux. If they were side by side and starting from the same spot, Lemieux would outskate them. As long as their stamina wasn't drained.
