The problem for the NHL is that the slap shot is slowly disappearing from the game. Due to the modern game’s faster pace and changes to equipment, most of the game’s best players have removed the slap shot from their arsenal. “It’s all about quick releases.”The New Jersey Devils say they don’t practice the slap shot, and the team’s top scorer, Taylor Hall, said he doesn’t even remember the last time he scored on a slap shot. For traditionalists, the increasing rarity of the big windup, high-speed slap shot has robbed the game of some inherent drama. “What if you said, a slap shot is a two-point shot?

Source: Wall Street Journal November 24, 2017 18:11 UTC