Something I've been wondering about.... I recall when I saw the transition between Hartley and Gulutzan that there was a significant difference in "speed". I attributed it to a significant increase in request for hard acceleration and significant amounts of deceleration. It was very stop and go, slowed the players, put them in weird positions and also drained their energy quickly.
A few of you have commented that our players are quite slow, but certain players look much faster under Sutter.
Under Sutter, there's a bunch of hard acceleration, but I've also seemingly noticed significantly less deceleration. Players don't stop as much, they glide in circle at slow and moderate speeds and can maintain momentum while doing so to re-accelerate to top speed quicker as they aren't at a full stop. IIRC, under Hartley, the players glided, but not in circles. They glided in straight lines. The gliding however helps immensely to keep the players at higher "idle" speeds and shortens the time required to get to max speed. This helps immensely in making the team seem less slow. The gliding in circles kinda helps to maintain zone or specific locational positioning vs Hartley's gliding was either at another player or limited zone positioning (ie: in front of own net).
I've also noticed that Tkachuk's glides are... irregular? His acceleration stance is more rigid and reminds me of a trapezoid. This stance though seems to have a benefit for allowing him easier and quicker opportunities to do a between the legs shot.
Can anyone attest to this happening and increasing the speed of our team's overall game?