Definitely nervous about this one. B's can't score and the Isles play better team defense than the Devils.
I've been wondering if all our injuries on the backend have the forwards overly focused on back checking at the expense of applying forechecking pressure and being aggressive to keep the puck in the offensive zone. Earlier the season, our D were pinching like crazy to help the forwards keep the puck in and we were dominating zone time. I feel like we've seen that disappear in favor of neutral zone trapping, conservative team defense, and IMO that's probably why a lot of the goals are drying up. Averaging 2.33 goals per game since Tahoe, and that number is inflated by the spirited effort in the Wilson hit game.
I've been wondering if all our injuries on the backend have the forwards overly focused on back checking at the expense of applying forechecking pressure and being aggressive to keep the puck in the offensive zone. Earlier the season, our D were pinching like crazy to help the forwards keep the puck in and we were dominating zone time. I feel like we've seen that disappear in favor of neutral zone trapping, conservative team defense, and IMO that's probably why a lot of the goals are drying up. Averaging 2.33 goals per game since Tahoe, and that number is inflated by the spirited effort in the Wilson hit game.