Extract from Altumatim’s article “Pass the Sauce: Elevate Your Game with an Assist from Winning Tech”
The NHL playoffs are underway and there is sure to be some impressive sauce on display.
When a player passes the puck to a teammate by lifting it off the ice so it clears an opponent’s stick or skate and drops back down right on target at the teammate’s stick, that is called a saucer pass – or “sauce.” If you were privy to the chatter on the bench after a sweet saucer pass, you’d likely hear, “Nothin’ but sauce on that one!” – particularly when the pass results in a goal.
There is a striking parallel between hockey sauce and the “secret sauce” needed to actually help the legal profession solve the technological challenges it faces. The level of skill involved in good hockey sauce cannot be underestimated, especially when you consider how fast everything happens during the game. A well-executed saucer pass requires a combination of Speed, Accuracy, Understanding, Cooperation, and Execution. The sauce that makes legal tech truly innovative and useful has those same attributes.
Speed
If a player does not propel the puck with sufficient velocity or act quickly enough when the opportunity arises, sauce does not have an impact on the game. If a saucer pass is not delivered right away, an opponent will be able to maneuver into a position to intercept the pass or the timing will be off and the teammate will not be able to receive the pass. Either way, a delay results in missing the intended target.
