Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
I don't think we put a string of more than 2 passes together in the Canadian zone that entire 3rd period.
This being a defensive lockdown was not on my bingo card.
Did we have a third guy in the offensive zone the entire period?
Anytime we had offensive possession we just used it to swing a line change and then went back on the defensive. It was just such a passive game plan. It was like a neutral zone trap where we...gave them the neutral zone.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Did we have a third guy in the offensive zone the entire period?
Anytime we had offensive possession we just used it to swing a line change and then went back on the defensive. It was just such a passive game plan. It was like a neutral zone trap where we...gave them the neutral zone.
I just didn't see a thing I liked.
They’re trying to prevent a McDavid or McKinnon open ice rush and hoping for a mistake from the Canadian defense
A mistake is probably what wins this game in the end anyway [Reply]
I don't disagree that that's why they're playing that way, I disagree with them playing that way. Canada has too much firepower, you've got to go for the win. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
I don't disagree that that's why they're playing that way, I disagree with them playing that way. Canada has too much firepower, you've got to go for the win.
That's kinda my thought.
You can see what they're doing - I just don't think they should be doing it.
I mean I'm not even seeing much of a forecheck. I just don't know how they expect to force a mistake this way. [Reply]