How to lose hockey games -

Employ the worst coach and goalie in the league
- sbroads24

Looking at his face makes me angry

But yet Skinner is still on the 4th line and Okposo is on the 2nd line.
- SABRES 89

I thought I hated Housley.

But yet Skinner is still on the 4th line and Okposo is on the 2nd line.
- SABRES 89

Skimmer had the audacity to take a shot. Sir his a$$. 🙄 I hate Ralph

Looking at his face makes me angry
- jcragcrumple

Girgensons, Ristolainen, Okposo and Krueger are all going to outlast Eichel

But yet Skinner is still on the 4th line and Okposo is on the 2nd line.
- SABRES 89

Gotta earn the "worst contract on the team" award somehow

Looking at his face makes me angry
- jcragcrumple

Oh boy does it ever. I can't stand the way he looks.

How to lose hockey games -

Employ the worst coach and goalie in the league
- sbroads24

Yes and the rest of the team is so facken good. I don’t mind blaming goalies myself but this defensive system that allows breakaways continuously and guys coughing up the puck at record levels is the worst I’ve seen.
Case closed.

Cozens with Eakin and Reider, cool.

Yes and the rest of the team is so facken good. I don’t mind blaming goalies myself but this defensive system that allows breakaways continuously and guys coughing up the puck at record levels is the worst I’ve seen.
Case closed.
- Camel

You obviously do mind blaming goalies.

He isn’t good. At all

Gotta love it
- 3rd GM's the charm

It's not gluttons fault, gotta score more than 1 goal?

Right , you know who you are. 👊
Hutton defenders 😀

Adam Benini said the coach should have been fired two games ago. Can you or anyone explain what his system is? I can't figure it out. All I see is shoot it in and lose the wall battles.
- sippyd

You are not wrong.

I am no expert on hockey systems, but I can describe what I see, maybe you see it too.
Someone else asked the same question you did the other day, in essence I described it this way:
(Perhaps others want to jump in)
- it is ultra conservative in that the intent is for players to think D 1st and play a style in which they all try to maintain position "below the puck", "don't cheat"...which means they position themselves between the puck and their own net..no one stays high to try to gain an advantage for a rush up ice on a breakaway of sorts
- positioning is key, as a 5 man defensive unit to block passing lanes, force the play to the outside
- Dmen are taught to make quick passes up ice as soon as they gain the puck in the D-zone, to Forwards who then carry the puck through the neutral zone.
- they rely relatively heavily on dump and chase, with board play just like you said.
- Dmen, until the last 4 - 5 games stayed at the blue line, didn't really attack down low with the puck...stay up high, back out quickly upon transition of puck possession to the opponent ( i.e. "stay below the puck" through the neutral zone and defensive zone)
- Normally, the have 1 checker in the offensive zone pressure the luck carrier, while the other 4 retreat..to stay below the puck.
- offensively, they come in relatively flat, look to put poops on net and scramble for possession to shoot on net again.
- there isn't much passing, except back to the Dmen on the point, who then try to shoot on net once again...little creativity with passes into the slot, nor across the slot to the other side

I will say, the the last several games I did notice several Dmen carrying the puck deeper into the O-zone...Btyson, Dahlin, Montour and Borgen all carried it more than earlier in the season...so, maybe, just maybe we see more of it....since that is what we have more of...mobile, puck movers.

Hope that helps.
There are others more knowledgeable on systems and formations...perhaps they care to elaborate.

I thought I hated Housley.
- Powerslave

I've hated housley for 35 years, this guy has caught up in a year or so. Impressive....

Why am I doing this to myself

LOL Oknosco'

You are not wrong.

I am no expert on hockey systems, but I can describe what I see, maybe you see it too.
Someone else asked the same question you did the other day, in essence I described it this way:
(Perhaps others want to jump in)
- it is ultra conservative in that the intent is for players to think D 1st and play a style in which they all try to maintain position "below the puck", "don't cheat"...which means they position themselves between the puck and their own net..no one stays high to try to gain an advantage for a rush up ice on a breakaway of sorts
- positioning is key, as a 5 man defensive unit to block passing lanes, force the play to the outside
- Dmen are taught to make quick passes up ice as soon as they gain the puck in the D-zone, to Forwards who then carry the puck through the neutral zone.
- they rely relatively heavily on dump and chase, with board play just like you said.
- Dmen, until the last 4 - 5 games stayed at the blue line, didn't really attack down low with the puck...stay up high, back out quickly upon transition of puck possession to the opponent ( i.e. "stay below the puck" through the neutral zone and defensive zone)
- Normally, the have 1 checker in the offensive zone pressure the luck carrier, while the other 4 retreat..to stay below the puck.
- offensively, they come in relatively flat, look to put poops on net and scramble for possession to shoot on net again.
- there isn't much passing, except back to the Dmen on the point, who then try to shoot on net once again...little creativity with passes into the slot, nor across the slot to the other side

I will say, the the last several games I did notice several Dmen carrying the puck deeper into the O-zone...Btyson, Dahlin, Montour and Borgen all carried it more than earlier in the season...so, maybe, just maybe we see more of it....since that is what we have more of...mobile, puck movers.

Hope that helps.
There are others more knowledgeable on systems and formations...perhaps they care to elaborate.
- IonSabres

Holy poop dude.
Whatever. You're either a complete idiot, troll or just plain butt hurt from getting your ass handed to you earlier so you're looking to hate on somebody, lol.
Pathetic actually.

Time for Hutton to break out the spf 50. He is gonna need it for the sun burn on the back of his neck tonight.

But yet Skinner is still on the 4th line and Okposo is on the 2nd line.
- SABRES 89

And missed 2 chances at an open net.

Why am I doing this to myself
- 3rd GM's the charm

Personally I'm hate-watching

Holy poop dude.
Whatever. You're either a complete idiot, troll or just plain butt hurt from getting your ass handed to you earlier so you're looking to hate on somebody, lol.
Pathetic actually.
- Boss34

Pathetic you bring up this up!!

Personally I'm hate-watching
- jcragcrumple

Same.

Yeah PP

Holy poop dude.
Whatever. You're either a complete idiot, troll or just plain butt hurt from getting your ass handed to you earlier so you're looking to hate on somebody, lol.
Pathetic actually.
- Boss34

Feel better?

You are not wrong.

I am no expert on hockey systems, but I can describe what I see, maybe you see it too.
Someone else asked the same question you did the other day, in essence I described it this way:
(Perhaps others want to jump in)
- it is ultra conservative in that the intent is for players to think D 1st and play a style in which they all try to maintain position "below the puck", "don't cheat"...which means they position themselves between the puck and their own net..no one stays high to try to gain an advantage for a rush up ice on a breakaway of sorts
- positioning is key, as a 5 man defensive unit to block passing lanes, force the play to the outside
- Dmen are taught to make quick passes up ice as soon as they gain the puck in the D-zone, to Forwards who then carry the puck through the neutral zone.
- they rely relatively heavily on dump and chase, with board play just like you said.
- Dmen, until the last 4 - 5 games stayed at the blue line, didn't really attack down low with the puck...stay up high, back out quickly upon transition of puck possession to the opponent ( i.e. "stay below the puck" through the neutral zone and defensive zone)
- Normally, the have 1 checker in the offensive zone pressure the luck carrier, while the other 4 retreat..to stay below the puck.
- offensively, they come in relatively flat, look to put poops on net and scramble for possession to shoot on net again.
- there isn't much passing, except back to the Dmen on the point, who then try to shoot on net once again...little creativity with passes into the slot, nor across the slot to the other side

I will say, the the last several games I did notice several Dmen carrying the puck deeper into the O-zone...Btyson, Dahlin, Montour and Borgen all carried it more than earlier in the season...so, maybe, just maybe we see more of it....since that is what we have more of...mobile, puck movers.

Hope that helps.
There are others more knowledgeable on systems and formations...perhaps they care to elaborate.
- IonSabres

Then they all must be bored to death.

Pathetic you bring up this up!!
- Buff36

Ah, defending your internet man crush.

Cute.

Ion doesn't need you to defend him , he's smarter than me and much smarter than you

Ah, defending your internet man crush.

Cute.

Ion doesn't need you to defend him , he's smarter than me and much smarter than you
- Boss34

Good one