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Sure interesting to watch this crazy style of play that the Flames are walking out on this homestand. The defenseman control the puck in their zone while the forwards streak up the ice and stand near the opposition blueline. Then the defender fires a laser pass or a bank pass to one of the forwards who chips the puck in deep. The result? Very little forward flow for the Flames as they are forced to go in and get the puck back, but on the positive it destroys the oppositions chance to forecheck because they are too worried about the forwards behind them. Pretty revolutionary from my experience. Roger Nielsen would be proud!
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This I like. I've been a hockey fan for many years and like to follow certain players as a very amateur scout but I'm not too great on the tactics employed. Pointing this out really helps me to enjoy the game and gives me something to watch for.
Now I could see they are making a lot of stretch passes but the reasoning behind it when it seems to on the surface rarely work, I didn't understand.