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Originally Posted by Infinit47
I've asked repeatedly what people think is good about the system Huska has implemented and nobody ever responds with anything other than he plays young guys or the players suck and it's not his fault. He runs an effective PK, but outside of that I would love someone to describe the positives of his system for the other 55 minutes a night.
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Here are some things I find better implemented this year compared to last:
1. There are less odd man rushes against, especially 2 on 1s.
2. The team plays much faster this year.
3. Huska rides the top guys, and/or whomever is going when we need a comeback. Compared to Sutter rolling 4 lines. This resulted in leading the NHL in comeback wins in the 3rd.
4. The opposition can't use the man on man D against us by making our D skate all the way to the blue-line, and then quickly passing the puck towards the net.
5. The zone defense really limits east to west passes through the slot.
6. There seem to be less deflections in front of the net.
7. The forwards are more effective in involving the D in the offense, by cycling the puck and finding the open man.
8. The overall shot selection in the O-zone is better. There's more creativity in the offense than simply shooting it from the outside.
9. The team actually practiced 3 on 3, and has 4 OT wins this season as a result.
10. This team's transition game is improved, largely thanks to the before mentioned speed, and better passing right after entering the zone.
I didn't check the numbers on them, I'm simply relying on my eye test, but all in all it's not all bad. I think that the 3rd pairing combined with the 4th line really hurt us in games.
It looked like we could win against any team on any given night before Pospisil went down, which in itself was a lot of fun for me as a fan. Then we combine it with the energy the kids bring, the comeback wins, the increase in pretty goals, and the fast-paced game to get a much more entertaining product(from my perspective) than last year under Sutter.