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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
I think it’s more of a natural byproduct of playing zone defense as opposed to playing man on man. If you’re going to look to defend the house more, then the opposition will likely end up with more open looks, but from the outside. The team’s analytics will definitely take a hit, but who knows, Markstrom might be more effective with that style.
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This is definitely true. I seem to recall that when they signed Markstrom, they figured he would flourish in that style, and I think he suffered last year because they got so far away from it.
Still, I'm sure once they're more used to the new system, they won't be turning over the puck as often. The analytics will take a hit, but not to the extent we saw tonight.