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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Well, is he wrong? I don't recall any time last year where the Oilers got 5 breakaways
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The way the article frames the quotes, it does seem like Wideman is blaming the system while Gulutzan isn't. Here is the quote, already shared in this thread:
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“I think it was just us learning when to be super aggressive and when to back off in the system,” said Wideman, explaining the glaring defensive lapses in their 5-3 loss Friday — his last game.
“We played them last year and didn’t give up five breakaways in a game.”
Gulutzan saw it differently.
“That wasn’t systematic breakdowns, that was blunders with the puck at the blue-line,” said the coach, whose 0-2-1 team tightened up those defensive lapses in Saturday’s shootout loss.
“That wasn’t structure, that was puck management.”
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