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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
3) I am not a fan of the 1-3-1. I find that the middle guy (Monahan, in our case), being in the middle of the box, is almost impossible to pass to. Watching Canada's PP in the WJs was interesting. They also deployed the 1-3-1 with Dube in that spot. It was extremely difficult to get him the puck in that situation as well. Just too heavily covered.
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I actually thought watching the 1-3-1 TC deployed vs the Flames highlighted an issue the Flames have. Dube was constantly moving and trying get a pass to help open a lane and if IIRC scored 1 or 2 goals from the spot. I find when you watch the Flames the person in that "Dube" spot, is often stationary and only available for open tap back passes that really don't do anything. With Monahan's shot, that middle area should be an opportunity for him to get some pucks on net and hopefully a few goals if he can snipe a few (not difficult with his release).
Personal preference, but I like 1-3-1 but I don't think the Flames utilize all the options they have available to them within the set up.