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Originally Posted by gunnner
Great point on the breakout. I dont like the PP setup because it seems like the design is centered around getting Versteeg either the shot or the redirect pass to Monahan, and once teams close those two lanes Versteeg isnt good enough to create something else. To me the trigger man should be Gaudreau over there, then if the lanes are blocked at least you have a guy who can create something else. Put Hamilton in Gaudreaus spot and now you also have cross ice one timer option. One thing that is working well is the entrance on the PP, they have that down perfect.
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Lots of people complain about that back pass. I agree it looks odd because it's so far back, and they do it so much. But (a) lots of teams do it so it's not some weird invention and (b) it works almost every time.
I've figured out that it's not so much to catch the PK flatfooted in order to buzz by them, as much as passing back to a skater who now can see how the defenders have positioned themselves (kind of like in football when the receivers run up to the line and then back off).