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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
To echo what C4L said, it seems we are looking for coaches that will coach the 5-man attack possession style, that has its origin in Soviet hockey and was used so successfully by Detroit. That's all well and good when you have Larionov, Krutov, Makarov, Fetisov, Fedorov, Yzerman, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Lidstom, etc, etc, etc. It's another thing to apply it here or Carolina, where the talent deposits are not quite so rich. Sure, you can teach lesser players to slow down the game and hold onto the puck, but it's hard for them to actually score in that system, which is sort of the point of this activity. Can we win with this system. Sure, we just need to go back 15 years and bring back 2002 Datsyuk and Lidstrom. Or we can see if Pittsburgh is willing to move Crosby and Malkin for Brouwer and Brodie. The point I am trying to make is that you need to adapt your style/system to the players you have...
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This... This is exactly what I want and what an actual good coach brings. Coaches who have lasted in this league long term at a high level are able to do this.
AV can do it Sutter can do it
The hybrid system of this where the team defends similar to these 5 man units but also springs guys fast like boston, tampa or vegas is what I want to see. Gallant has an excellent system that can win in the playoffs and also win in the regular season.
A team needs to be able to adapt tactics in game and not play a rigid style like GG
from what i've read Peters is basically running the same system as GG which is great if youre winning games but lousy and awfully boring if youre losing