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Originally Posted by 442scotty
Watching the leafs play the Oilers. In the first ten minutes not once did a leafs defenceman set up behind his net and they were always moving.
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Yes, the reason for that was how aggressive the Oilers were playing. They activated a hard forecheck and once the Leafs made one good outlet pass, they were gone. I actually think the Flames play really fast and looks really effective when teams are over aggressive on them. But sadly, teams have figured out the Flames, they know they don’t need to chase down the puck. Instead, just drop back, keep good gaps in the neutral zone and the Flames will eventually shoot themselves in the foot with turnovers. Flames seem to have no answer to this.
We’re like King Hippo in Punch Out. We have a very obvious, glaring weakness and teams are all exploiting it now. It’s like watching a slow painful death every game.
