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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
100% this. Where is the "give guys freedom to be creative on offense" that was talked about? Even in Huska's post game, he talked about getting the puck behind the other team and acknowledging it as boring hockey and it works. Well, we've pretty much been doing it all season and it hasn't worked.
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But this is the way all teams have to play especially in the playoffs. The coaching staff aren’t asking these guys to do this exclusively though, they certainly allowed Gaudreau and Tkachuk the freedom to make plays on the rush.
But I ask you, who on this team has the same ability as Johnny to deke through opponents one on one, to back up defenders, to cut through the middle of the ice, to bend the pace of the rush to his will and etc. Nobody, everyone on this team is so easy to strip pucks off of and when they do try to be cute and make plays, they just turn pucks over and get ripped by the fanbase. These guys just don’t have it.
They can play effectively one way and that’s the way Huska is saying. Backlund’s line is very effective playing this style and it’s why their regular season success always translates over to the playoffs as well.
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