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Originally Posted by GioforPM
A lot of truth here. Thing is, there are players capable of the aggressive forecheck style. Lucic, Mangiapane, Dube, Bennett. Lindholm when he wants. Monahan is getting better. It has been Tkachuk’s game but his puck retrieval and protection is nowhere near what it was in the past.
It’s a tough style to play all the time and that’s why there’s inconsistency. You have to commit to getting after the puck and being physical. Second nature to a couple guys, but for a few it’s not and they have to sort of force themselves to remember .
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I’ve noticed a lot of people complaining about this team’s neutral zone play and why it’s so easy for the opposition to gain entry into this team’s offensive zone, it’s basically the Flames allowing teams to do so. They make it easy with this “tough style.” Might just be too difficult a system for this personnel. You have to be on your toes a lot and I’m just not sure they’re up to executing on a regular basis. Could explain this team’s inconsistencies and Jekyll and Hyde play.