Yesterday reminded me of what I don't like about Ward: 'slow it down, slow it down, slow it down'.
Trap in the neutral zone, D to D passes to set things up, perimeter passing.
Even his interviews are slow and defensive: 'they played hard and we need to match them, need to be ready for them, need to be engaged, need to play smart'
HOW ABOUT SOME AGGRESSION? And initiate the play instead of reacting? Forecheck aggressively? And trigger the transition game the moment we get the puck, instead of circling back and setting it up?
FFS, let's try bringing the game to them for once!
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