We have to fix the neutral zone

[Ahoy there]

Teams with a heavy forecheck and tighter gaps are giving us fits. As teams got some tape on us from early on, it seems that this is the strategy to offset our puck possession style play. We were awful last night getting the puck up ice. I've noticed that neither our positioning nor our passing is good enough to break the press and create quality chances.

Once again we settled for dump and chase. This needs to be addressed. Thoughts?

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[MinJaBen]

They just need to try harder. Be hard on the puck. And start on time.






Fixed.

 

[Ahoy there]

There's a little more than try harder and be hard on the puck. Strategy plays a role too, lol

 

[The Faulker 27]

There's a little more than try harder and be hard on the puck. Strategy plays a role too, lol

Up their bench.

 

[Hulkacaniac]

There's a little more than try harder and be hard on the puck. Strategy plays a role too, lol

We're getting our chances. Just need to re-focus and make sure we execute.

 

[AD Skinner]

Clearly Williams Staal and Faulk need more ice time

 

[RodTheBawd]

Yep, definitely noticed how successful the teams are that clog the NZ on us.

A notable change from the Peters regime is how weak our zone exits (flip the puck up the boards) and entries (rarely carried) look now. It doesn't feel like we have many controllable instances on both fronts. Any of you fancy staters have that type of data handy?

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I mean, duh.

Everyone on the team says as much with every single interview. "We're a forechecking team, we've got to get the puck behind them and pressure them."

I guess they don't carry the puck through the neutral zone because that increases turnover risk, and they'd rather get it deep. Fine. It's a valid strategy.

And besides, it's not like Slavin didn't connect on like ten long breakout passes in the last couple of games, and somehow we still got zero goals from them.

I don't f***ing know. This f***ing team.

 

[DougieSmash]

we have to relocate to quebec

 

[Svechhammer]

Just get some more water, throw it out there between the blue lines, and have the Zamboni go over it a few times to smooth it out.

Done, neutral zone fixed. Not that hard.

 

[Tryamw]

I'm not sure the Klingons will go for "fixing" the neutral zone..
However, We do need to work on our controlling the puck in the neutral zone.

 

[Unsustainable]

Need team Grind to come out

 

[Ole Gil]

Clearly Williams Staal and Faulk need more ice time

Faulk? How in the world is Faulk still on the scapegoats list?

 

[Jerkob Slavin]

Faulk? How in the world is Faulk still on the scapegoats list?

Remember how unsustainably low his shooting % was last year? He’s sunken even lower.

His defensive play seems better, but he still needs to up his overall game (so we can move him for an impact forward).

 

[dogbazinho]

His shot is overrated as f***