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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I agree that Huberdeau had good passes into the slot that were flubbed. I wish he'd made more all the way to the other side, or to a Dman floating into the high slot (like Zadorov the other night).
They tended to use Toffoli on the left, for his RH shot, which didn't work well with Huberdeau preferring to pass from that side as well. Speaking which I'd imagine that 75-80% of Calgary's power play shots came from the left side. That's easy to defend when it's so predictable.
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The team hadn't practiced quick puck movement. It was way too easy for other teams to block up the lanes, and there was no way for Huberdeau to pass through all the way to the other side. When the Flames were on the PP, it just seemed like they had no way to penetrate the defence of the other team, even when the other team they were playing against were AHL call ups. They rarely had the other team on their heals on the PP. The only time I remember seeing that was in the third period of these last few games, when the team was finally playing with total desperation.