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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Another thing that I think has been interesting in these two games...
Sure, playing faster, forechecking with more intensity and purpose... we all kind of expected those things. But what I have found surprising is that they are winning way more puck battles, something this group have always been terrible at.
Maybe it's because of increased intensity, maybe it's just a case of MTL also sucking at it, it's impossible to say at this point.
But it sure has been a refreshing change.
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I think a lot of it is trust.
Players are no longer cheating to compensate for a teammate potentially not doing his job. You get everyone in the right spot if they're not playing with the thought of disaster in their brains.