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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
If you're too small (and I do not believe we are, as most of our smaller players like Mangiapane/Dube/Reider are defensively strong), then use the stretch pass. Remember how good Brodie and Giordano used to be at that? We haven't seen them attempt it all playoffs because it's simply not being utilized. I'm all for five man breakouts, but again, if the Stars' forecheck has neutralized that - ADJUST!
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This is a particularly good point. Our breakout is always up the boards or a chip off the boards. It's predictable and given that Dallas is a good forechecking team it plays to their strengths and not ours.
Mixing in some stretch passes should relieve some of the pressure as right now Dallas con commit a winger and dman to the board battle with no worry of an odd man rush going back the other way.
I think the Flames need to shift their overall strategy around managing the puck. It really is aggregating to see them float around the outside in Dallas' end and refuse to try putting some shots on net. It's insane the number of times we've had full possession in their end and overpass/lose the puck instead of simply putting a shot on net. It's why our shot attempts are like half of Dallas'.
Did they see Bennet score off a rebound where all Lucic did was put a shot low from the outside. Are they not allowed to look at tape? Is this Hoosiers and we have to pass 5 times before we shoot?