Markus078
Registered User
From the OTT board:
The Ducks have the skating on the backend. Looks like a good fit.
I think McLean's system is built for a good skating team with silid puck movement from all it's defenders. Ottawa doesn't have that, we have two defenders that fit the bill well, and another two that sorta work.
McLean had the forwards high, forcing the D to make tougher plays. It helped create offense, and worked fine when we had Karlsson, Kuba, and Gonchar, was fine with Methot (healthy), Gonchar with Wiercioch, Karlsson (pre-cooke)/Benoit, but really started to falter with only Karlsson (post cooke), back strain Methot, and Phillips playing mins he can't handle.
The Ducks have the skating on the backend. Looks like a good fit.