Pre-Game Talk: Can we play a hockey game yet? Edm v Car finally tomorrow

[Cloned]

The funniest thing about this 5 day break was you’d think that the schedule would pick up afterwards.

Nope.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Well. Well. Well Rested. Gotta be 60 Minutes Man. Strong start required and a full sixty minutes to beat the Caniacs...

 

[foshizzle]

I don't know how effective this will be, but I don't mind the structure

This is an excellent drill. I’ve been saying, if you play the zone you have to keep that box. Love it. Protect the middle.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

The funniest thing about this 5 day break was you’d think that the schedule would pick up afterwards.

Nope.

It’s not bad. We play every other day for 6 games at home then a 3 games in 4 nights roadie in NY before Christmas where it’s 5 days off then back on the road for another 3 in 4 in Cali before the New Year.

 

[joestevens29]

The funniest thing about this 5 day break was you’d think that the schedule would pick up afterwards.

Nope.

Look at April. 3 sets of 3 games in 4 nights, with 6 games in the last 9 nights.

I don't know how effective this will be, but I don't mind the structure

I guess they weren't smart enough to imagine lines. I mean not a bad idea at all some guys do need to actually see something to understand it

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Look at April. 3 sets of 3 games in 4 nights, with 6 games in the last 9 nights.


I guess they weren't smart enough to imagine lines. I mean not a bad idea at all some guys do need to actually see something to understand it

I guess Joe, what it does is keeps guys from just getting puck focused, which is probably good.

 

[joestevens29]

I guess Joe, what it does is keeps guys from just getting puck focused, which is probably good.

Even if these guys don't 100% figure it out, just as long as they are improving is going to have an impact.

We were talking at work the other day and even guys that actually know their role ended up getting burned. Not because they went out of position first, but because 1 or 2 guys are always so out of position that now it was forcing others to help which just causes more chaos.

I do think guys speaking more even if it's a simply thing like Hyman yelling "Nuge" and it just triggering Nuge that he's wandering too far or something would drastically help.

Just like goaltending I don't expect our team defense all of a sudden to be top in the league. However, if we can get average at these things that we struggle with then we will have a good chance at being a good team based on how good our strengths are.

 

[Fishy McScales]

Look at April. 3 sets of 3 games in 4 nights, with 6 games in the last 9 nights.


I guess they weren't smart enough to imagine lines. I mean not a bad idea at all some guys do need to actually see something to understand it

I don't mind the visualisation to illustrate the concept.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Twas the break before Christmas break.

Nice to know we have a chimpanzee making the NHL's schedule.

 

[mkatcherin00]

This is an excellent drill. I’ve been saying, if you play the zone you have to keep that box. Love it. Protect the middle.

I have been asking why they didn't do a drill like this forever for the D zone lol. This coach is way better then limp croft

 

[CornKicker]

I don't know how effective this will be, but I don't mind the structure

its a small area game drill, purpose is to limit players optionality and plays a mini game within a game. literally any coach from peewee to jr is running these drills pretty consistently

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

its a small area game drill, purpose is to limit players optionality and plays a mini game within a game. literally any coach from peewee to jr is running these drills pretty consistently

That's fine, I just thought it was good. Even if they do it a younger ages, when they get this far, it's good to remind them of tactics like this, imo.

 

[BlackDogg]

It’s not bad. We play every other day for 6 games at home then a 3 games in 4 nights roadie in NY before Christmas where it’s 5 days off then back on the road for another 3 in 4 in Cali before the New Year.

Everyone can fly to California for the road trip between Christmas and New Year's!

 

[joestevens29]

its a small area game drill, purpose is to limit players optionality and plays a mini game within a game. literally any coach from peewee to jr is running these drills pretty consistently

The problem is our Pro players seem to forget how to play simple defense that they were taught in peewee to jr.

 

[BlackDogg]

Twas the break before Christmas break.

Nice to know we have a chimpanzee making the NHL's schedule.

Likely AI now.

An Idiot.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

its a small area game drill, purpose is to limit players optionality and plays a mini game within a game. literally any coach from peewee to jr is running these drills pretty consistently

We used to do this all the time. That it’s being done at the NHL level with these players confirms to me that the structural IQ with these players collectively is very low. They are an offense first bunch who think the game more abstractly.

At least KK recognizes the issue and develops practices around building structure than standing around a whiteboard blathering on to the sound of his own voice for 20 minutes at a time and then going to work on the long chip n chase breakout like his predecessor.

 

[fuswald]

Look at April. 3 sets of 3 games in 4 nights, with 6 games in the last 9 nights.


I guess they weren't smart enough to imagine lines. I mean not a bad idea at all some guys do need to actually see something to understand it

At least they're not at the point of a tether.
Should use shock collar .

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Whenever I see this team I can't help but imagine a timeline where we won in '06.

 

[oXo Cube]

Whenever I see this team I can't help but imagine a timeline where we won in '06.

Pronger leaves anyway while Lowe and MacT remain high on their own supply for(somehow) even longer. Actually kinda sounds like it plays out even uglier.

Still would have taken it, obviously.