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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
How can your defense join the rush though when they’re caught defending deep in the dzone. The only way the defense can join your attack is if the puck carrier can buy enough time for them to actually get into a dangerous position in the ozone. But if the puck always funnels to your winger who also happens to be the farthest player ahead of the play, the defensive track back will nullify any opportunity for the defense to join in the rush.
I’ve seen Gaudreau move laterally east-west and buy enough time for the defense to join in the attack, but the opposition is dropping their F2 and F3 back so frequently against this line that the option just isn’t there for Gaudreau.
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That may be true and part of the issue of moving Lindholm to C, it takes away one forward who can control or make passes to delay. But can't really do much about that unless they put Lindholm back to RW. Although the lines yesterday seemed to work despite some mental lapses.
Each pair seems to have atleast one mobile defenseman (Andersson, Hanafin and Valimaki) on each pair so they can catch up to the play.