Good breakdown, however I'm worried that Phil doesnt see it the same way and is coaching Dahlin to dump it in the corner when he doesnt have an outlet. Other teams have figured out Housleys system and he refuses to compensate. I saw countless times tonight as soon as Sabres entered the zone with possession opposing forwards pealed off their man coverage and basically waited for the pass back to the point along the boards.
They know what's coming because nothing ever changes. Drop pass in the neutral zone, rush the blue line and if pressured dump to the man standing at the boards to put it inside the offensive zone then break in to recieve a pass. If any pressure is recieved flip in back along the boards to the point and immediately the defenseman cycle across ice. If no shooting lane exists dump along the boards to the initial puck carrier cycling behind the net and look for a pass to the front of the net. If no pass in front can be made, which let's be real no ones ever in front of the net, cycle back again behind the net and pass up the boards back to the point to reset and try again. Repeat. That's our entire offensive strategy, every game, every line, every situation. Other teams watch hockey, they know how to defend this high school strategy.
It's would be comical if I wasnt so emotionally invested in this team. No one moves or does anything to try and break the system. They stand there and either wait for Eichel to make something happen, or recently stand there and wait for Dahlin to make something happen. It's a joke.
