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Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder
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.
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But the game is purely read and react from the transition from defense to offense. They don’t just wait around for the defenses to set up. They attempt to push the puck up the ice to counter attack when possible.
I personally believe that if we had quicker forwards, then they we could play with higher pace. Hypothetically if we had 4 Johnny’s on each line instead of just 1, would it be crazy to think this team could play a faster transition game? Seems strange to me that Gulutzan gives 1 line the freedom to play and then chains everyone else down.