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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Well, they didn’t complete passes. It’s not that they are unable. It’s that they didn’t execute.
The systems - debate them, fine. But no system makes Gaudreau pass to Monahan when he’s blanketed. No system has Bennett pass to a Leaf along the boards.
And a lot of the passes which were botched were ones which posters here complain the system doesn’t permit. Across to the weak side, stretch passes, up the middle.
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Agreed.
But here's the thing: these guys are NHLers, they know how to play. When one guy is struggling, they are having a bad game or are in a slump. But when an entire team is struggling, for 20 games, and they are all constantly making bad decisions, I see a team that is thinking too much and/or is trying to do what they're being told to do, instead of just playing.