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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
A lot of Lindholm’s one timers were from Tkachuk, where he plays that net front position that pops out to take a pass just wide and makes a quick pass to Lindy out front
That play is missing. Tkachuk is still doing it in Florida and it’s bizarre that they aren’t finding someone to do it here with regularity
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This kind of play requires a little bit of chaos in the opposition defense’s structure which is difficult to accomplish when you don’t have the right horses. The current Flames’ line up is so easy to defend that teams just deploy man to man defense and it neutralizes any player’s ability to go find a quiet area.
That’s why this team is forced to check for their chances or spam point shots and go to the net hard for rebounds, tips and screens. It’s just obvious that there’s a complete lack of game breaking speed or skill on this team. Unless the Flames decide to abandon defense and play pond hockey, then maybe Hubderdeau and Weegar would revert back to their Florida days. But then that begs the question, is the rest of the roster built for run & gun?