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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
Can't believe we are blowing leads like this to the Oilers.
My fear is the Flames don't know how to play with a lead vs the Oil.
Shutting it down doesn't work, so they need to keep pressing and attacking.
I honestly think trying to not have another 9-6 game cost them tonight. Try to shut it down at 3-1 and you just stop your game, inviting Edmonton to start attacking.
Eventually McDavid or the refs will get you; it's better to just stay on the offensive and play the game in their zone.
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I agree with you bro. You can't sit back, you still need to be aggressive, for-check and apply pressure but it has to be controlled aggression. I started to notice this in the 3rd against the Stars, especially with Andersson, but with the lead the D and the high F1 really start to gamble in the offensive zone and they are getting caught deep a lot when a pass gets intercepted or deflected or flat out missed, and it fed the Stars their opportunities in the 3rd/OT and its fed Edmonton opportunities in the first 2 games.
Even on that SG today. Ya Andersson you see an opportunity and a lane to jump up, which is fine, but he commits so hard that he gets in so deep that if the pass isn't perfect or if it gets deflected, he's screwed. Feel the play out, pinch if you see a lane, but go in at a more controlled pace where you can skate into the play if the pass is perfect and recover if its not. Instead he goes in full tilt, pass is fumbled and they are off.
Play an attacking brand of hockey, even with the lead, but you need to pick your moments. You can't get caught 3 deep. If the play is there and the pass can be made with little to no risk, by all means go, but they are far to often gambling and its literally just handing the Oilers all their opportunities.
Controlled aggression with the lead please.