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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Indeed I don't think leading the team on blocked shots is great because it suggests you need to block a lot of shots. The Kris Russel thing where the dude has a ton of block shots in part because he coughs up the puck a lot
But the point is I don't see the same level of commitment from this team as I do from others. The GAS level just isn't there across the roster.
Block shots is just an example of this.
And I think the issue is too complicated to simply attribute that lack of commitment on the coach alone.
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Russell blocked shots because he played Hartley’s d zone system that gave up the perimeter. And partly because he is a smaller guy that isn’t going to physically move the opposition. That fearlessness and shot blocking is what he brings to the table. Not because he was a turnover machine.
I do agree with your point, Russell did have a high GAS level.