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Originally Posted by Psytic
But this was due to more zone time in the offensive end ie good offence is a good defense.
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There is more to it than that, I think. The reason the Flames spent so much less time in their own zone last year is because they were magnificent at gaining control of the puck and moving it up ice quickly. This year the plan appears to be anticipating shots and standing in lanes in hopes of getting a loose puck along the boards. It looks like a fundamentally different approach, and it is terrible.
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I think i'm saying the same thing in a different way aren't I? We didn't lead the league in shot suppression/ blocked shots did we? (I don't know I haven't looked just going by the eye test from last year).
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Yeah, I guess in a sense we are saying the same thing, but I would not characterize "shot suppression/blocked shots" as great defense. Great defense is aggressive positional play that gains control of the puck and transitions it out of the zone.