LogansDad said:1) Chara seems to take an inordinate number of shots that are deliberately wide of the net. i can't remember one ever turning directly into a goal. Is this a tactics he uses to set up other players as it happens, or do you guys think it is something he does when he doesn't have a clear shooting lane to put it in the goalie's head in the hopes that he can get him to react slower later?
The idea is to miss on the near side so the ricochet off the end-boards puts it right in front of the net. Its an indirect way to get a puck to the front of the net to someone rushing through traffic.