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Originally Posted by blankall
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.
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Yeah, Huberdeau himself said that he too often found himself in spots where the best play was a low percentage pass. You are absolutely right about speed of puck movement. Even Toffoli when he was hot, was finding seams to shoot through, not really one timing on a quick play.
There don't seem to be a lot of quick thinkers on the power play and there doesn't seem to have been so much practice that they can make plays without thinking.