I would have to say that this was the strongest NHL game I have seen Jonathan Quick play. He looked calm and let the shots come to him, he was even able to start to absorb the shots in to his chest that caused him so many problems last year. He mixed in a few spectacular saves that we all know he is capable of but the best part of the performance was the lack of rebounds. This is really a game for Quick to build on.
Of course even with his strong game the poke check reared its ugly head. This time it came on a wrap around attempt from Quick's former teammate Brandon Segal. Watch the video and it looks like Segal knew it was coming, and he probably did.
He managed to hold the puck and take it wider knowing that Quick would try to poke it off of his stick and open up the entire top portion of the net. He faked so Quick would bite and then put it over the top of him for the goal. A few minutes later the Stars tried it again but this time no poke check and no goal. Nice adjustment by Quick to not fall for it again.
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