two pad stack

I don't know, I don't think I have ever done a two pad stack at least I didnt mean to

There is always a right place and right time to do this move.
Some things to I consider when using this technique. (or any technique really)
1) Knowledge of the shooter tendencies
2) Where are the trailing players and can your player clear the puck. As you tend to lose control/sight of the puck
3) What side is the player coming on. I think it works best when players who shoot left coming from the left/centre of the ice

I tend to bait the player with a poke check, forcing him deke/ shoot left. If you dont do this you are left scrambling to the right side.

I dont use the pad stack much on the ice. I used to a lot when I was younger playing ball hockey.

Every time I use a desperation technique I tend to downtalk its effectiveness. Mainly if I would have took an extra second to butterfly slide into the proper position it would have been just as effective.

There's a difference b/n sprawling with your pads "stacked" and a so-called "double leg" save. (Here we go again with labels...one of these days we have to have a convention to agree on a universal vocabulary). Easiest examples I can think of: a sprawl with a stack is what Mar'tan B does a lot. He simply sprawls or lays onto his side and tries to fill the net not sure where the shot is going. When he does this, a lot of the times they puck hits him in the chest, arms or wherever above his belt line. A double leg save is when the tender attacks the puck feet first and is typically used on a deke or on one timers to the weak side. For instance, the shooter is going to deke to his backhand, the tender tries to get to the post the skater is going to with one leg on top of the other and usually has the bottom arm extended in front of him/her to prevent a pass from the skater back across the crease. In a double leg save, the idea is to stop the puck with the pads or the glove, blocker or trapper, above the legs.

I think i might have to try the pad stack next time there is a shootout in one of my practices, it looks effective if you can do it properlly.

I think the pad stack is very effective, I usually go pad stack toward the side the shooter is going to. I think it is a move that has been lost to other techniques but I like it and it works very well.