It looks like Trotz has more or less abandoned his preferred offensive system of "endless cycling and hope for the best." The guys seem to be pressing to "run" in transition and then doing weave drills in the o-zone with defensemen given the green light to go beneath the hashmarks, if necessary, to keep the play going. This current attacking system fits their personnel so much better and I hope they stick with it. Holtby playing at a Vezina level certainly helps.
Good observations, and I agree. I have seen signs of abandonment slowly happening over the past month. I think Carlson's kick in from the door step, Schmiddy from the RW circle, are not coincidence.
Our offense is much more dynamic offensively, almost overnight. I would like to see Vrana back up for another cup of coffee, with the cycling on the back burner. While he has beefed up, I think this style also suits him better, along with Bura. Even crash the net types like Williams or Wilson should do better in front of the net vs behind it. Does that even need to be said?
When our best players include Ovi and Kuzy, cycling is not the key to a cup. It's almost that simple. Barry has got to find a way and I am really liking what I am seeing lately. It's been about a year.
Holtby should be able to Grant Fehr (Wheat Kings) err Fuhr us to the finals. He should not need heavy defensive support.
He needs goal scoring support, not grinding 2-1 coin flip games.
