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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Don't defencemen usually let a forward take over coverage rather than leave their own area? They switch off covering the carrier just like when they go behind the net. I think they do the same when the carrier is circling the offensive zone. More or less a zone defence as opposed to man to man.
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Depends how they're coached. Switching coverages creates more opportunities for a miscue. I see the Flames do the same thing, Brodie in particular I notice often sticking with his man as he cycles back to the blueline, and one of the forwards covers for him until he gets a chance to rotate back. In this play, there's a clear moment where Lucic can see all four other Oilers ahead of him, and a Jet right beside him, and he chooses to skate away after the puck even as the other D is yelling at him and pointing at his guy.