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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Dump and chase is a tool you need in your toolbox, which you don’t need to rely on as much when you have a quick transition game and play with pace. It was at its worst when Smith was here but it’s still not much better
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Problem with this team’s “quick” transition game is that most opposition teams generally apply a hard forecheck on the Flames’ defensemen as well, so this team is in survival mode half the time just trying to clear the puck out of danger.
It honestly would be nice to have a couple big horses at the center position who can defend the cycle well then lug the puck up the middle of the ice and distribute equally well left or right. But the Flames don’t really have that guy(s), their best distributors sadly are on the wing (Gaudreau and Tkachuk) and wingers are more limited in their options to make plays.