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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
I think the main issue in terms of team construction is that our team is relatively slow, relative to other teams and prevailing trends. We are a fairly plodding team, aside from a few shifty players, and really don't have anyone that can "stretch" the ice. Worse, while being slow, we are also not "big" and cannot control the game like the Kings, for instance. Thus, being neither fish nor fowl, we are just... no good. I think, without getting into the pros and cons of any specific moves, the main fault I see is "philosophical" construction. Average sized players of average speed will not win anything - if you cannot have both, at least have one...
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But the majority of our players are not slow. So to me this is a system issue.
They are being coached to play plodding hockey. It's why the goals have dried up.