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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
I still don't understand this criticism of moving up as a 5 man unit though? We're not a fast team and only one player has the ability to beat defenders up the ice. It's generally a smart idea to move up the ice with an organized break out with short passes and additional support rather then to have a disorganized and chaotic break out and long bomb passes that just leads to turnovers.
I also don't understand why 1 line or 1 player like Johnny has the freedom to transcend Gulutzan's orders and then to deny everyone else. Makes zero sense and isn't true. It sounds very made up to frame your opinion.
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The 5 man unit doesn’t work because in GGs system we reverse the puck from d to d where other teams who play a fast transitions game just move it forwards.
This is where the whole 5man unit fails because it allows the other team to set up defensively. It’s defijitely, like you said a more organized break out but the issue is that other teams know what we’re doing and can counteract it.
Boston, Tampa and Vegas make that d to d pass much less frequently and move the puck north south much quicker than we do.