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Originally Posted by GioforPM
He expressly said perimeter play wasn't a good thing.
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Yeah but he also said he wasn't worried about the shot quality or volume.
He didn't say perimeter shots as the issue, it's the perimeter play that's the issue.
I interpreted him saying "Getting pucks towards the net" and "commit to going to the net harder" while also answering no to if he's worried about shot quality means that he's not worried about shot selection, he's worried there is not enough traffic or bodies around the net to get rebounds.
And he's not wrong, but that's different than trying to generate higher initial shot quality. It's shooting the puck and then playing for deflections or rebounds.
Things I'm not sure our mostly smaller forward group will excel at, but what works for Farabee, Coleman, and Klapka which is probably why they look more effective. Also why Huberdeau had to reinvent his game as a net front guy to work in this system.