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Originally Posted by GioforPM
But Engelland and Russell, IMO are really bad at putting the forwards in that position. They constantly just ring the puck and - surprise! a pinching D man or high winger has no problem in reading the pass and either intercepting or clogging it up into a scrum. Engelland is maybe more understandable - he lacks mobility, but you'd think Russell could take a few steps and make a smarter pass. But he doesn't and that's why he leads the league in blocked shots - the puck comes back at him time and time again.
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I actually think as to your point above, re the opposing pinching d man or high winger pinching, is a coaching and systems issue. It's been one of the things IMO that other teams have been reading all year and Hartley has made very few adjustments.