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Originally Posted by New Era
The "legit head coach" has done nothing to improve the team or their style of play. It is the exact same style and system as Ward had them playing. Not a helluva lot has changed. They are just as bad under Sutter as they were under Ward.
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I actually think Darryl’s system is completely different from Ward/Peters. Those 2 had an all out attack on the forecheck, deep F1 and deep F2 with the F3 darting in constantly. It lead to high event hockey and a lot of chances for the opposition because they’d give up the blue line with ease. Their defensive zone coverage appeared to be very much zone defense, allowing for a lot of outside shots, but protecting the slot.
With Darryl, their forecheck is less aggressive and the forwards look to cut off rather than chase and they drop back more, so the back pressure helps the blue line step up more. It’s more low event hockey and you don’t give up much. But obviously the hockey can be extremely dull. Defensively, I think Darryl is more about man to man, so the middle can be exposed if the details aren’t right. But overall, his system probably leads to less 3-2 games and more 2-1 games.
So as everyone can see, 2 completely different systems. I mean, it’s still hockey and the rink is still the same size, so the differences are subtle, but I personally think the contrast between styles are stark.