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Rejoint: mai 2018
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I agree with the problem (players identified) and poor defense. Though I don't agree with the solution, I think Rutta does solve the big D issue you're talking about, he's just been out. But I think we're facing that volume of shots because of how often we're giving up possession. In the first Ottawa game, we couldn't get a controlled entry into their zone. Sullivan has the Crosby line playing dump and chance on 60% of their entries. Same with Geno, it makes more sense for that line with Zucker/Rakell winning board battles but that's only if Malkin dumps it in. If Malkin has to go chase it, he never goes that low.
Then the teams gets unlimited attempts to enter our zone with a controlled entry. That pens Ottawa series was brutal for that, Ottawa just had the puck the entire game