A Goal-Scorer's Mentality

From the Newsletter archives - what the NHL's best rarely do when they miss a chance

Originally posted November 2022

As a high schooler, I loved to score goals.

But whenever I snapped the puck wide, I’d look like this:

Having worked with hundreds of college, junior and pro players over the next 20 years, I learned that the best and most consistent scorers don’t behave as I did.

Scorers understand it’s a numbers game

Stars such as Evgeni Mal…