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Enoch Root · 10-20-2022, 09:30 AM

It's hysterical that Oiler fans are trying to argue that the slow start is because Woodcroft's system is more difficult, while at the same time giving him full credit for the new-coach bump they got last year. If he had immediate positive results, the system couldn't have been that difficult. (spoiler: it isn't)

He is employing the same strategies that every coach before him employed: generate speed in the neutral zone, and allow the offense to take care of itself. The defensive strategy is pretty simple: get the puck, and get it out of the zone and into the hands of the forwards in the neutral zone. The problem is that their defensemen, and their depth, aren't good. So they rely on McDavid and Draisaitl to outscore the opposition.

Anyone who thinks that is complicated is a fool.

Before ending this rant, I just want to point out that Holloway's zone starts so far this year are 28% (Selke-candidate Draisaitl's are 62%). You have a young, talented rookie, and you play him 6 minutes a night, with Devon Shore and Marcus Neimelainen, and you give them a steady diet of defensive zone starts. Some people might call that a complicated system, but I call it stupidity.

10-20-2022, 09:30 AM	#2089
Enoch Root Franchise Player Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	It's hysterical that Oiler fans are trying to argue that the slow start is because Woodcroft's system is more difficult, while at the same time giving him full credit for the new-coach bump they got last year. If he had immediate positive results, the system couldn't have been that difficult. (spoiler: it isn't) He is employing the same strategies that every coach before him employed: generate speed in the neutral zone, and allow the offense to take care of itself. The defensive strategy is pretty simple: get the puck, and get it out of the zone and into the hands of the forwards in the neutral zone. The problem is that their defensemen, and their depth, aren't good. So they rely on McDavid and Draisaitl to outscore the opposition. Anyone who thinks that is complicated is a fool. Before ending this rant, I just want to point out that Holloway's zone starts so far this year are 28% (Selke-candidate Draisaitl's are 62%). You have a young, talented rookie, and you play him 6 minutes a night, with Devon Shore and Marcus Neimelainen, and you give them a steady diet of defensive zone starts. Some people might call that a complicated system, but I call it stupidity. Last edited by Enoch Root; 10-20-2022 at 09:33 AM.