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Originally Posted by taxbuster
I think that missing Kylington is part of that. Seems to me he was pretty decent at moving the puck out quickly.
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Kylington is definitely part of it - his transition game was probably his biggest strength. You take him out and put Stone in, the transition game takes a bit of a hit.
Then take Tanev out and put Mackey in, and there is going to be more defensive zone time.
The other factor, IMO, is that the top 4 are playing 25 minutes a night because of the injuries, and as a result, they just aren't going to skate as much, they are going to be looking to just push it up the boards to the winger a lot more often. And that is the easiest play for the opposing D to pinch.
All of these issues are temporary (well, except maybe for Kylington)