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Originally Posted by Chingas
I feel that if you watched the flames at the beginning of the season we were transitioning up the ice much quicker with shades of last year's Vegas team. Now I feel like they are thinking too much and or slow playing it again.
Frolik made a play tonight that reminded me of the dark GG days where he tried to force a pass past a Dallas player back to our D from the blue line. This is the type of mentality that killed us last year and I feel like we aren't doing what made us dangerous early in the year as much
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They've done this three or so times this year, where they got into their heads and their game slowed down as a result and became extremely east-west.
When they pulled out of it they'd figure out to simplify their games and move the play north-south with haste relentlessly, while activating the D frequently.
Doesn't take a detective to figure out what makes the team click into one of the most cohesive and effective 5 man units in the league.
These guys just need to get out to the mountains and meditate near a stream for an afternoon (seriously) and come back frustration-free, and more in touch with their instincts. They trip themselves up overcomplicating every play, visibly questioning every decision in the neutral to o-zone rather than going off instinct which has steered them right this season on so many occasions.