Much closer puck support and tighter triangulation allowing a lot more speed and numbers through neutral zone, with the puck.
Hardly any stretch and posting at far blueline which was Hartley's strategy.
The current strategy is based on possession as opposed to chasing the game (puck).
Defensively , far more pressure on the puck with tighter coverage emphasizing contact and support. The tighter coverage ( box behind contact) allows for quicker transition to offense with closer support, once a turnover is created.
A lot more numbers with speed exiting the zone, allowing the Flames to have numbers with possession at opponents blue line.
The opposition is backed off because of speed and numbers.
Offensive zone possession is much more spread out with bigger triangulation, allowing more time and space.
4 check in offensive zone is far more aggressive with inside out strategy and weak side D pinching hard on rims and forwards tracking hard back through the middle to prevent outnumber situations and forcing opposition to make quick hard decisions by limiting time and space.
Pretty ragged until the last couple of games where the Flames created more chances and significantly limited opposition chances.
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