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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The breakout is the “system” that people were complaining about. I think he’s gotten them to do the same one faster and with better execution.
The only thing he’s changed systemically is using a dump in. And I’m betting he just told them “quit skating into the pressure - dump it in”, not as a part of some Xs and Os session.
But if you think “higher intensity” and “better execution” are changes to the system, I guess he changed the system. 
Frankly, if you think a “systems” change is all that it takes to get the Flames playing better, then they didn’t need Sutter at all, just any guy that uses the same “system”.
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I think you've completely missed the boat here.
'The breakout' under Ward was to regroup, set up behind the net, wait for all 5 players to be set, then go.
Now, it is go north as soon as you get possession. That isn't the same breakout, only faster, it is a
completely different mindset and gameplan - forget waiting until the forwards are set, go before the other team can get set. Literally the opposite.
And again, dumping it in more isn't the change in their system, it is a
result of the change I was describing: the idea is attack immediately, regardless of how many bodies are available. If they cross center and don't have enough support, they dump it in. Cause and effect: the gameplan is attack with speed, one of the effects is dump it in if you are under-manned.
It's a
result of the system you are refusing to see, not 'the only thing he's changed systematically'.