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It’s the offseason and i was getting bored so i decided to do some research about the Flyers strategies/system unfortunately I couldn’t find anything online, so decided to do a little bit of research to find out
according to Berube comments from the Flyers town hall meeting
-The only thing i'll be talking about is the forcheck.
*The "Center lock" uses a 2(RW-LW)-1(C)-2(RD-LD) formation
Should look like this:
This strategy relies about moving fast, thinking fast and being on the same page to avoid wasting time when executing.
( I advise you to read the whole paragraph first before watching the clips to understand what's everyone role and how are they supposed to react).
Once the puck is dumped in the space behind the opposing defense:
1-the wingers will fore-check aggressively with speed pressuring opposing defenses to retrieve the puck, usually the wingers attack from opposite side.
2- The center will position himself around the high slot area covering the middle of the ice which allows him to have a great scoring opportunity if winger can recover the puck and pass it to him.
Here is an example: http://gfycat.com/ActiveDazzlingDragonfly
-if the other team recovers the puck first and tries to breakout the center will take away time and space from the opposing player by steering the play to the boards which forces the guy trying to breakout to act fast in a small space (2nd scenario).
Here is an example: http://gfycat.com/SickForsakenHarvestmouse
3-RD will cover the right side of the ice and the LD will cover the left side preventing the puck from getting out of the offensive zone.
Some other examples:
-http://gfycat.com/HopefulQuestionableAfricanpiedkingfisher
-http://gfycat.com/FickleBleakCirriped
-http://gfycat.com/BriskFortunateAmurminnow
*Third Man high :
It’s the same strategy as the center lock, the only difference is: if the last forward to enter the offensive zone is a winger or the center is closer to the puck, the winger will take on the center’s role and center will take on the winger’s role.
This strategy prevents losing time.
-Some examples:
-http://gfycat.com/PartialEnergeticAmethystinepython
-http://gfycat.com/MedicalWindingDoe
-http://gfycat.com/ImperturbableParallelCapybara
-http://gfycat.com/GlaringEverlastingHerring
*Defensemen role
As you know by pinching the Dman can keep the play alive and sometimes it could lead to some dangerous odd man rushes, to prevent those odd man rushes the third forward (center/winger) moves near the blue line when the weak side defenseman pinches and he (third forward) have to play as a defenseman if the opposition player breaks out.
DP1: http://gfycat.com/ScalyInstructiveFrillneckedlizard
DP2: http://gfycat.com/EcstaticBareEthiopianwolf
*How other team usually beat this strategy: moving the play to the other side since there is space (remember the center will pressure the puck carrier so the other side will be open) and you could have a 1 on 1 match-up with the weak side Defenseman:
More examples:
-http://gfycat.com/NiftyBowedBrontosaurus#
-http://gfycat.com/SkinnySandyEeve
-http://gfycat.com/EarnestFrayedCanine
*And finally here is some clips of the Flyers doing a very good job sustaining pressure by using all strategies mentioned above:
-http://gfycat.com/ZealousShabbyAcornwoodpecker
-http://gfycat.com/RepulsiveImpoliteChipmunk
-http://gfycat.com/DistantGiddyBalloonfish
Thank you for taking the time to read this and if you have anything that could improve this writing please let me know.
according to Berube comments from the Flyers town hall meeting
it is a trap style called a center lock which he said is built on a system he saw used in Detroit. He says that you need big centermen supported by big defensemen to clog up the neutral zone to take away time and space from the opposing players.
-The only thing i'll be talking about is the forcheck.
*The "Center lock" uses a 2(RW-LW)-1(C)-2(RD-LD) formation
Should look like this:
This strategy relies about moving fast, thinking fast and being on the same page to avoid wasting time when executing.
( I advise you to read the whole paragraph first before watching the clips to understand what's everyone role and how are they supposed to react).
Once the puck is dumped in the space behind the opposing defense:
1-the wingers will fore-check aggressively with speed pressuring opposing defenses to retrieve the puck, usually the wingers attack from opposite side.
2- The center will position himself around the high slot area covering the middle of the ice which allows him to have a great scoring opportunity if winger can recover the puck and pass it to him.
Here is an example: http://gfycat.com/ActiveDazzlingDragonfly
-if the other team recovers the puck first and tries to breakout the center will take away time and space from the opposing player by steering the play to the boards which forces the guy trying to breakout to act fast in a small space (2nd scenario).
Here is an example: http://gfycat.com/SickForsakenHarvestmouse
3-RD will cover the right side of the ice and the LD will cover the left side preventing the puck from getting out of the offensive zone.
Some other examples:
-http://gfycat.com/HopefulQuestionableAfricanpiedkingfisher
-http://gfycat.com/FickleBleakCirriped
-http://gfycat.com/BriskFortunateAmurminnow
*Third Man high :
It’s the same strategy as the center lock, the only difference is: if the last forward to enter the offensive zone is a winger or the center is closer to the puck, the winger will take on the center’s role and center will take on the winger’s role.
This strategy prevents losing time.
-Some examples:
-http://gfycat.com/PartialEnergeticAmethystinepython
-http://gfycat.com/MedicalWindingDoe
-http://gfycat.com/ImperturbableParallelCapybara
-http://gfycat.com/GlaringEverlastingHerring
*Defensemen role
As you know by pinching the Dman can keep the play alive and sometimes it could lead to some dangerous odd man rushes, to prevent those odd man rushes the third forward (center/winger) moves near the blue line when the weak side defenseman pinches and he (third forward) have to play as a defenseman if the opposition player breaks out.
DP1: http://gfycat.com/ScalyInstructiveFrillneckedlizard
DP2: http://gfycat.com/EcstaticBareEthiopianwolf
*How other team usually beat this strategy: moving the play to the other side since there is space (remember the center will pressure the puck carrier so the other side will be open) and you could have a 1 on 1 match-up with the weak side Defenseman:
More examples:
-http://gfycat.com/NiftyBowedBrontosaurus#
-http://gfycat.com/SkinnySandyEeve
-http://gfycat.com/EarnestFrayedCanine
*And finally here is some clips of the Flyers doing a very good job sustaining pressure by using all strategies mentioned above:
-http://gfycat.com/ZealousShabbyAcornwoodpecker
-http://gfycat.com/RepulsiveImpoliteChipmunk
-http://gfycat.com/DistantGiddyBalloonfish
Thank you for taking the time to read this and if you have anything that could improve this writing please let me know.