from Kevin Woodley at NHL.com,

It wasn't that long ago that a big rebound meant a bad rebound. That's no longer necessarily the case.

A one-timer from Edmonton Oilers defenseman Yohann Auvitu ricocheted off the pads of Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer during a game Monday. After the puck bounced back high into the slot, the Edmonton broadcaster said the big rebound was a mistake.

Far from it, actually.

With Florida up by a goal and Edmonton goalie Cam Talbot pulled for an extra attacker, three players were crashing the net looking for a rebound of Auvitu's shot. Reimer's best option was to kick the rebound past that first wave of attacking forwards, so the big rebound went to teammate Jamie McGinn near the top of the face-off circle and, 11 seconds later, Vincent Trocheck scored into an empty net.

"There are guys 5-10 feet in front of you, and if you just leave a rebound right there you can get in trouble," Reimer said. "So you give it extra juice and your guys are on the other side."

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