The Flames have the ability to expose the Blue Jacket's penalty kill, which has some weird aversion to the 1-3-1 but is effective against Overload and Spread formations. Here is a look at how two other teams use the 1-3-1 to their advantage against the Jackets.
The Blue Jackets have a predictable M.O. when it comes to the penalty kill - “Tight Point then Protect Net”. This is the only thing for the Flames to beware of. The forwards are extremely aggressive right off the o-zone faceoff and in the neutral zone breakout. This is done in the hopes of getting a quick clear before the opposing PPs are able to get in formation, which can punish hesitant PP dmen. The PK forwards here, Dubinsky and Atkinson battle and are able to force a turnover from Scandella, leading to a shorthanded 100 ft breakaway.
Once the 1-3-1 is actually set up though, the PP is relatively safe. The two respond by playing far more passive, as they don’t want to get caught on the wrong side of the puck. The 1-3-1 is set up to give its beneficiaries more space and options against aggressive forecheckers - each person has one good setup option, if not two. Note the "slot guy" Kane, where we put Mony, opting to attack the net as a screen rather than find space to recieve a pass.
Once the two tire themselves out and start backing up towards the net, all they end up doing is screening Bobrovsky. Shattenkirk was delighted to take advantage of this below, since there were 4 players blocking Bobrovsky’s view. If he didn’t feel like a shot was the right play, Zibanejad had a good lane as well and all the time in the world. But Bobrovsky was so screened that I don’t think even Krieder, the guy with his butt in Bob’s face, saw it.
So the Flames can just tire Atkinson/Dubinsky out with passing, then sit back and run their PP as normal… but as Eichel figured out here off the faceoff, if you’re able to bait them towards you then it’s easily exploitable for a 10-bell chance. I'm hoping Jagr or Johnny can do the same.
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The Flames have the ability to expose the Blue Jacket's penalty kill, which has some weird aversion to the 1-3-1 but is effective against Overload and Spread formations. Here is a look at how two other teams use the 1-3-1 to their advantage against the Jackets.
The Blue Jackets have a predictable M.O. when it comes to the penalty kill - “Tight Point then Protect Net”. This is the only thing for the Flames to beware of. The forwards are extremely aggressive right off the o-zone faceoff and in the neutral zone breakout. This is done in the hopes of getting a quick clear before the opposing PPs are able to get in formation, which can punish hesitant PP dmen. The PK forwards here, Dubinsky and Atkinson battle and are able to force a turnover from Scandella, leading to a shorthanded 100 ft breakaway.
Once the 1-3-1 is actually set up though, the PP is relatively safe. The two respond by playing far more passive, as they don’t want to get caught on the wrong side of the puck. The 1-3-1 is set up to give its beneficiaries more space and options against aggressive forecheckers - each person has one good setup option, if not two. Note the "slot guy" Kane, where we put Mony, opting to attack the net as a screen rather than find space to recieve a pass.
Once the two tire themselves out and start backing up towards the net, all they end up doing is screening Bobrovsky. Shattenkirk was delighted to take advantage of this below, since there were 4 players blocking Bobrovsky’s view. If he didn’t feel like a shot was the right play, Zibanejad had a good lane as well and all the time in the world. But Bobrovsky was so screened that I don’t think even Krieder, the guy with his butt in Bob’s face, saw it.
So the Flames can just tire Atkinson/Dubinsky out with passing, then sit back and run their PP as normal… but as Eichel figured out here off the faceoff, if you’re able to bait them towards you then it’s easily exploitable for a 10-bell chance. I'm hoping Jagr or Johnny can do the same.
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The Flames have the ability to expose the Blue Jacket's penalty kill, which has some weird aversion to the 1-3-1 but is effective against Overload and Spread formations. Here is a look at how two other teams use the 1-3-1 to their advantage against the Jackets.
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If our powerplay ever falters, I nominate Gaskal for special teams coach.
The Flames have the ability to expose the Blue Jacket's penalty kill, which has some weird aversion to the 1-3-1 but is effective against Overload and Spread formations. Here is a look at how two other teams use the 1-3-1 to their advantage against the Jackets.
The Blue Jackets have a predictable M.O. when it comes to the penalty kill - “Tight Point then Protect Net”. This is the only thing for the Flames to beware of. The forwards are extremely aggressive right off the o-zone faceoff and in the neutral zone breakout. This is done in the hopes of getting a quick clear before the opposing PPs are able to get in formation, which can punish hesitant PP dmen. The PK forwards here, Dubinsky and Atkinson battle and are able to force a turnover from Scandella, leading to a shorthanded 100 ft breakaway.
Once the 1-3-1 is actually set up though, the PP is relatively safe. The two respond by playing far more passive, as they don’t want to get caught on the wrong side of the puck. The 1-3-1 is set up to give its beneficiaries more space and options against aggressive forecheckers - each person has one good setup option, if not two. Note the "slot guy" Kane, where we put Mony, opting to attack the net as a screen rather than find space to recieve a pass.
Once the two tire themselves out and start backing up towards the net, all they end up doing is screening Bobrovsky. Shattenkirk was delighted to take advantage of this below, since there were 4 players blocking Bobrovsky’s view. If he didn’t feel like a shot was the right play, Zibanejad had a good lane as well and all the time in the world. But Bobrovsky was so screened that I don’t think even Krieder, the guy with his butt in Bob’s face, saw it.
So the Flames can just tire Atkinson/Dubinsky out with passing, then sit back and run their PP as normal… but as Eichel figured out here off the faceoff, if you’re able to bait them towards you then it’s easily exploitable for a 10-bell chance. I'm hoping Jagr or Johnny can do the same.
Gaskal, you ever think about getting into coaching?
