^ they are not that bad skaters. The speed they need to play with isn’t from skating, it’s from puck movement.
Instead of Gaudreau winding up and trying to skate through everyone while his teammate are standing still, waiting to see what he does, if he draws multiple checkers, they should be moving to a place he knows he can hit them.
I think being smart and being creative is more important to playing a quick style than raw skating speed. Johnny has great edge work, but not necessarily too end speed.
When the PP works, it’s those 3-4 quick passes that the opposition can’t keep up to.
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