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Originally Posted by Beatle17
I watched the Flyers and Habs game. Flyers leading 1-0 and Habs trying to apply pressure. Flyers pressured the points so there were no shots and dealt with the guys down low and successfully chipped the puck past the defence twice.
Flames put 5 guys in front of their own net, plus 3 Stars players and just let the defencemen blast from the point. Maybe the Flames should just once try to cover the point men from Dallas, or not be afraid to get hit and try freezing the puck along the boards.
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It's been the strategy all year to collapse down low, try and block a shot, and chip it past the defencemen. It's just the way the team is coached in the defensive zone.