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Originally Posted by bax
Dump and chase hockey is not a good way to utilize Gaudreau. He need support.
Look at Vegas, they don’t dump and chase. They attack in waves with constant support. Even if the carrier bobbles the puck they have two guys right there to support.
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Yeah, but do you see any of the Flames top line forwards doing that? You can bobble all you want in the neutral zone entering the attack zone, but if you can't get through the wall, you need to dump the puck into the corner and use the speed to attack. If you do that, the opposition's wall on the blue line will break down. You can skate around all you want in regular season, but in the playoffs where you're playing the same team in a series, you have to mix things up a bit. Gaudreau and Monahan are so predictable and that's why they're pretty much useless in any series. Flames aren't the Golden Knights and they don't have enough guys that'll go into the dirty areas to make things happen.