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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
A 'skill game' is a rather loose term. This team (from my viewpoint) is built on quick transition and sustained pressure in the offensive zone. The main problem on the ice right now is a glacial transition. If they moved to the more open style, they would give up more rushes defensively going the other way (as seen in the Colorado series), but upgrading the goaltending substantially and the footspeed on defense with Valimaki, Kylington and Hanifin should have alleviated some of that worry. Stopping rushes at the offensive blueline, or dumping to grind the corners are killing the team.
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What does this even mean, “quick transition?” Don’t you have to defend well and/or successfully navigate through the other team’s forecheck/backcheck/trap in order to even attempt a “quick transition?”
This team is already playing a very aggressive style to not only create offensive chances, but to sustain offensive zone possession. The actual problem is that they’re too aggressive at times, or they’re too careless with the details at other times or they’re simply not winning enough 50/50 plays which when combined, equates to the opposition getting all kinds of easy counter attacks while the Flames collectively shoot themselves in the foot.