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Originally Posted by corporatejay
I'd be shocked if most posters on this board could tell you what system they actually play and what style they're expected adapt for that system.
The flames can't get to the net, they don't penetrate the high scoring areas, take shots from bad areas that often get blocked and make poor turnovers. Whether that's a poor system preventing them from correcting it or the style of play I don't know. Fortunately I'm not being paid to fix it.
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They sure think they can. But you are correct. You can't tell if they are playing a bad "system", not executing properly, or both. I find it hard to believe that any system coaches only perimeter play, or getting blue line turnovers, though.
Frankly, I think systems are best for D, and for breakouts (and even then I think there should be 3-4 options to defeat an opposing strategy). In the offensive zone, you take what you can, play hard and win pucks, get the pucks to the net using the best skill and drive you can. People are guilty of thinking systems and line combos mostly with respect to offence, and I am willing to bet coaches put lines together and work on systems mainly for their own side of the centre line.