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Originally Posted by btimbit
I understand people saying it's not just the coach, but at the same time I do believe we have some very good players in Calgary. They're just playing systems and a style that doesn't suit them.
The biggest issue is transitioning up the ice. They should be focusing on fast clean breakouts. Get the puck and send it up ice before the other team can get set. Instead, the focus seems to be a slower methodical attack as a unit type. The team is too easy to forecheck against for that to work and we see that with the number of turnovers.
It's the same thing we saw with Gulutzan, it's not that it's a bad system, but it's a square peg in a round hole for the makeup of this team.
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Yeah, this.
We get possession in our end and we either slow it down to get set before moving forward where everything is already clogged up or one guy moves it up himself without a sense of what to do but turn it back over because there isn't a knowing of where his mates will be.
This current group has always played its best with short passes and quick movement up ice. When 2-3 three guys move ahead as a group in close proximity as soon as the puck is gained and tap the puck between each other to counter opposition in the neutral zone.
Too often we're outmanned through the middle, forcing long passes that get picked off, or simply moving ahead too slowly making for easy turnovers and no odd man rush opportunities.
Quick transition as a group is key.
In general though, everything has gone better when they're moving their feet. First things first.