Well yeah its predictable, I don't think it's designed to mask intent lol.I bitch about it and think it’s predictable and stupid but I never thought Montreal is the only ones to do it. If people think that they they don’t watch hockey but not every team does it
The intent is clear, it's to enter the zone with speed and possession but the problem is the Habs do a poor job of creating the lanes to enter or they do it just really slowly.
On another note this Devil’s team is a machine