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Originally Posted by Igottago

Almost straight from the Brent Sutter book of quotes ("This team can't score off the rush"). What a bunch of nonsense. This team has plenty of offensive skill and speed. How much offensive talent do they need to collect to be considered a skilled team? 2 more top 10 picks?

Ken Hitchcock used to always talk about the skill and speed the Flames had whenever they played the Blues.

"They've got their A-game going again," head coach Ken Hitchcock told StLouisBlues.com. "You knew based on their skill and speed that it would come around, especially on the back end. They've got a lot of confidence in their game, they've got a lot of transition, a lot of ability to score off the rush. I think they're one of the best teams scoring off the rush in the league."

https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/scou...blues/c-793533

“Speed and skill — they played the young guys ahead of the curve and saw speed and skill in them and bit the bullet, and obviously, it’s paying huge dividends right now. They score with anybody in the league now and have one of the quickest transitions in the league.

“You’ve got to be impressed as there was a plan set for them by management as ‘this is the way we’re going to play,’ and they played that way from start to the end. This is just a coordinated effort from management, coaches and players, and we have to find a way to beat it.”

“When you see a team play a certain style, that’s a little different — very much an attacking style that’s creating pressure and scoring like this — you look at what you can learn from them.”

http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/03/17...calgary-flames