Offensive awareness
EA_Aljo I was hoping you could clear up some confusion I was having regarding offensive awareness. When defending against the puck carrier, I'll typically stick lift or pokecheck to separate the pl...
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IMO the loose pucks part pertains more to shots blocked or saves from the goalie that are loose. What I notice most about the defensive awareness is the reaction speed to stop passes. My forward builds rock 85 Off Awareness and low Puck Control. I don't feel puck control being in the 90 helps all that much compared to the low 80s.
But as for picking up "loose" pucks that were poked I would assume the offensive player is closer to the puck and thus needs less time to react.