All Top Forwards Must Play End-to-End Game

If you can’t play a 200-foot game, you can no longer be considered in the conversation when talking about the cream of the NHL forward crop.

So what is a 200-foot game and why do coaches and hockey “insiders” keep using it to describe the best forwards? Simply put, playing a 200-foot game describes a forward’s ability to play both ends of the rink equally as hard.