Capsman
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- Nov 21, 2008
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Giving up 40+ shots, I am not sure how much of a liability BuraO would be, when its a shooting gallery already.
Lets open it up and have some fire wagon hockey. As a team comes to Bruce's eye, over yonder.
We have scored 2 PPGs but they weren't from set plays. I wanted Barry to show up for game 1 PP1 with a new PP formation, to throw off the work Fred Flinstone had done. But with the PP eeking out 2 goals, I am laying off that for now, for I think he missed the window to adjust anyways.
We have bigger problems at ES. We are not interfering, being tough to play against, working the system at all, and those 4LFs of theirs are coming in at full speed and wrecking our defense. I watch the Isles and than other games, guys are hacking whacking and cross checking all over the place. I dont see us doing it though.
Green certainly was not averse to interfering, lol. He got away with one.
I thought we were OK defending in the defensive zone, but the problem is turning it over trying to get the puck out. We are way too focused on sending everything up the boards, brutally predictable in that regard. A forward needs to stay back and give a lane for a breakout pass. I don't think players are doing enough away from the puck to increase our chances for success in either zone.
Incidentally, toward the end of the 3rd period, Carlson's shot (that was blocked) was ill-advised. The screens were being set up to the right of Halak. He should have passed the puck to Orpik on the left for a better shot with a screen. Or he could have faked the shot and slid to his left, a la Mike Green. Not a good series for Carlson so far.