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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Well, any breakout needs options to deal with coverage, because no options = too predictable. And options means you need to read and react (the whole point of the bump back on a power play). And time to read and react needs execution.
The Flames were turning the puck up ice a lot quicker last game. I was watching for the D to D passes (excluding line changes) and there were not very many. A couple times I wish they had reset instead of pushing ahead with their initial plan. Especially early on there was a lot more middle of the ice.
Their breakout was more conservative protecting a lead, but that’s OK.
ETA - if you’re using weak side D to outlet in the case of pressure, you’d better execute that longer pass. It’s more dangerous to screw up.
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I think the last game worked just fine because Toronto is not a trap heavy team. They didn’t clog the middle of the ice like the Jets did, or the Canucks did or even Dave Tippett. They play a more aggressive style like the Flames, but they have the elite skill and elite centers to really pull off this style. They’re also playing with extreme confidence. The Flames on the other hand don’t have the same talent and this team hasn’t been work hard this season. Most nights they’ve mailed it in and that’s a recipe for disaster when being they’re being over aggressive.