Anglesmith
Setting up the play?
I think it was at the start of last season that the Flames transitioned from a standard box PK to their current 2-1-1 system. The change was noticeable, because so many teams employ either the seam pass or the bumper play in the slot, and the 2-1-1 system places a guy in the way of both. Watching the Flames PK, you can repeatedly see the opposition frustrated by the inability to find those plays.
I am a big fan of our current system, but I was recently talking to a friend who feels the opposite way. Our system does take away those options, but at the cost of greatly reducing the pressure we can apply up high. The system is extremely passive on the half-wall.
The Flames' PK isn't exactly one of the best in the league so far statistically, but almost every PP goal we've given up has been after a cross-seam pass because the system momentarily had a lapse. I'm curious about how people feel about the 2-1-1 system we play, and whether it is preferred to a more aggressive box.
I am a big fan of our current system, but I was recently talking to a friend who feels the opposite way. Our system does take away those options, but at the cost of greatly reducing the pressure we can apply up high. The system is extremely passive on the half-wall.
The Flames' PK isn't exactly one of the best in the league so far statistically, but almost every PP goal we've given up has been after a cross-seam pass because the system momentarily had a lapse. I'm curious about how people feel about the 2-1-1 system we play, and whether it is preferred to a more aggressive box.