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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
I hate dump and chase hockey. It exists so that a bigger and tougher team can wear down their opponents and essentially make a more talented team play down to the level of a lesser talent.
"We have the puck! What do we do?"
"Dump it in!"
"We no longer have the puck!"
"Go get it!"
"!!!!"
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Dump and chase is necessary though. It’s the NHL, the middle of the ice is always clogged up and the majority of players aren’t skilled enough to beat the trap without turning the puck over. So you have to dump and chase because it’s the safest way to gain entry into the opposition’s zone without giving up a goal against.
Also, I don’t think any coach wants their team to play dump and chase exclusively, it’s just this current Flames team doesn’t have good transition players. We lost our 2 best in Gaudreau and Tkachuk and didn’t replace them with anyone comparable.
So it’s really no surprise that this team has to dump and chase, it’s because they have to. It takes a lot of skill and talent to score on the rush in today’s NHL and the Flames don’t have the horses that can do that anymore.