East is wide open and the deadline isn’t until next Friday let’s wait and see I don’t think they will just stand pat
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Svechhammer
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Navin R Slavin
Fifth line center
I keep seeing people talk about The System, and how Mikko is bad for The System, and how maybe Rod should change The System.
I have two questions:
1. Do you know what The System is? Can you explain it in a paragraph?
2. What evidence do you have that Mikko is a poor fit for The System?
I have two questions:
1. Do you know what The System is? Can you explain it in a paragraph?
2. What evidence do you have that Mikko is a poor fit for The System?
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Additional question: If you get rid of Rod and the System, who's replacing him?
robbieberns
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I would describe the system as dump and chase with the goal of establishing possession, cycling alongside the boards, engaging a defenseman with the goal of one of the four in the zone to break free in the slot to get a shot off.
This system has increasingly failed and works much less in the playoffs when teams jam the middle and double down on shot blocking, which leads to the cycle game ending with a drop off to a defenseman floating in a wrister from the blue line. Not a horrible strategy, but the team have been really bad about establishing any sort of net front presence that’s necessary to make that work.
This system has increasingly failed and works much less in the playoffs when teams jam the middle and double down on shot blocking, which leads to the cycle game ending with a drop off to a defenseman floating in a wrister from the blue line. Not a horrible strategy, but the team have been really bad about establishing any sort of net front presence that’s necessary to make that work.
Borsig
PoKechetkov
Defesne first. Dump, chase, shots from low danger areas hoping for rebounds or defelctions. Cycle around waiting for a mistake, and then shoot when nothing happens.
What do I win?
What do I win?
Borsig
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CanesUltimate11
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The only games I didn't like him were the last two. Even then I might have just been tainted by the fact those games weren't great in general (he didn't stand out as horrific compared to anyone else anyways). First several games he was close to scoring many goals and he did make some intelligent passes that he and the other guys weren't on the same page on. I think his board work had been pretty good as well, which does fit our system. I've mentioned before, but not everyone hits the ground running. We really need a game or two where he and we get some bounces and puck luck and all this could look silly in hindsight.
Svechhammer
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I mean I really want him to extend here because I do think he is the kind of player we need to take that next step. I just wish he would get more time with Aho and Jarvis or Svech. Put him with our best players and just let them develop chemistry. It might not work right away, but when it all clicks, it'll be well worth the effort.
I mean a couple years back everyone thought Florida was washed (myself included) when they didn't come out of the door guns blazing after the Huby for Tkachuk trade. Took a while for everyone to figure it out, but once they did, they've been an absolute machine.
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I'm even one that's willing to give guys a little bit of a pass on the first year with a new team out of free agency because everything they've known, even if they've moved before, is different. It's that much harder to figure out midseason. This guy just got dealt a shit hand with the timing of the trade maybe catching him slightly off guard (i.e. I don't think he was blindsided but thought they might be bluffing or wait til the deadline), had a sick team, a new place, four nations, and injury, totally snakebitten, and the team just naturally hitting one of those bad patches around him. I really just want something to go right for the dude and go from there. I've watched him his whole career as someone that's an Avs fan second and I'd love to see things go right and have him stick around.
