The flames entire style in the defensive zone is to box the other team out with all 5 players. If you watch they basically play the PK at ES.
The flames continuously give free shots from the outside while clogging the middle and blocking shots. It does hinder their breakout which is why we see so many stretch passes, as the forwards go up from the middle instead of the wall.
Honestly our PDO comes mostly from our defensive system where we encourage other teams to shoot from the outside. Plenty of shots and plenty of easy saves.
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