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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think I understand what mikeecho is getting at. When I watched the Flames—especially so on the powerplay—I was struck by how much time players took to get the puck off their sticks. So, I think that while they were okay at moving the puck around, it often felt like players would clutch-up when they had it, and were way too often reluctant or slow to shoot.
To me, that is all confidence. Players were playing scared much of the time and this resulted in far too many hesitations on shots, and far too many shots that were directed wide or off posts and crossbars. There were not a lot of problems with zone entries, possession or distribution under Gulutzan. Most of the issues had to do with his seeming inability to promote confidence and instinct.
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There must be some data on how CGY ranked in controlled zone entries. I don't agree with bolded but my eye test could be wrong.
I saw far too much chip n chase and subsequently a lot of one and done forays by CGY. There was a post about bad forecheck but I can't remember where.