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Kirkwood PeeWee Herd Hockey (tm)Super Scramble D.
I saw this defensive system in a pee wee game just last week.
That's actually a great read, and it left me with two thoughts.What's ailing the Blues defense? An ex-NHL defenseman...
Great breakdown of what the Blues defense is doing.
That's actually a great read, and it left me with two thoughts.
1. This "ex-NHL defensemen" seems to acknowledge what most of us have been talking about since the season started - Bouwmeester has been awful.
2. As I was trying to figure out who this mystery "ex-NHL defenseman" might be it occurred to me that we have Larry ****ing Robinson on our payroll. How have we not deferred to him to help us figure this out!
The Blues are playing man to man in their own zone, leading to a lot of chasing the play (and inability for defensemen to block shots) which is an obsolete system in an era where clutch/grab can't happen.Can someone give a one or two sentence synopsis of the article's conclusion?
It'll give the board something concrete to talk about, and it might prod some of those that are curious for the supporting reasoning to pony up for a subscription.
One of the most salient points to me is that teams stopped playing man-to-man defense 15 years ago when you could no longer get away with hooking an attacking player to stay on your man.Can someone give a one or two sentence synopsis of the article's conclusion?
It'll give the board something concrete to talk about, and it might prod some of those that are curious for the supporting reasoning to pony up for a subscription.
Can someone give a one or two sentence synopsis of the article's conclusion?
It'll give the board something concrete to talk about, and it might prod some of those that are curious for the supporting reasoning to pony up for a subscription.
The Blues are playing man to man in their own zone, leading to a lot of chasing the play (and inability for defensemen to block shots) which is an obsolete system in an era where clutch/grab can't happen.
They are playing a 2-3 zone in the neutral zone leading to a forward backing in like a defenseman, but with predictably poor gap closure from the forward. This results in large spaces for the opponent to enter the zone and putting the defenders in a bad spot where they are chasing the play from the outset.
There was something about why they're having trouble clearing the zone, but I didn't follow that as well.
The quotes and analysis include several specific examples with video clips, broken down by an anonymous "former NHL defenseman". There were also some painful examples of Bouwmeester doing something stupid, but to me it seems like he was trying to follow the system he's been coached. Also was not flattering to Schmaltz in the examples used.
The quotes and analysis include several specific examples with video clips, broken down by an anonymous "former NHL defenseman". There were also some painful examples of Bouwmeester doing something stupid, but to me it seems like he was trying to follow the system he's been coached. Also was not flattering to Schmaltz in the examples used.
A bit distracted?After reading the article and then listening to the podcast he is on, I'd say it is reasonable to say that Jamie Rivers is this "source". Not that I disagree with his assessment, I feel he hit many things on the head.
If you read the article and then listen to the podcast he is on, it becomes pretty reasonable to say the source JR used was Jamie Rivers. Not that I disagree with his assessment, but
If you read the article and then listen to the podcast he is on, it becomes pretty reasonable to say the source JR used was Jamie Rivers. Not that I disagree with his assessment, but
You okay there? xD.After reading the article and then listening to the podcast he is on, I'd say it is reasonable to say that Jamie Rivers is this "source". Not that I disagree with his assessment, I feel he hit many things on the head.
If you read the article and then listen to the podcast he is on, it becomes pretty reasonable to say the source JR used was Jamie Rivers. Not that I disagree with his assessment, but
If you read the article and then listen to the podcast he is on, it becomes pretty reasonable to say the source JR used was Jamie Rivers. Not that I disagree with his assessment, but
Not that I disagree with his assessment, butA bit distracted?
Copy paste error?
Typing practice?
Micro-seizures?
Time loop?
I need to know.