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Kr55 wrote on Tue, 01 January 2019 15:43

Shad1216 wrote on Tue, 01 January 2019 15:35

Further to this, it sounds like Hitch wants to make the Oilers a trap team.

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/video/raw--ken-hitchcock-010119/t -277437406/c-64545703


Seems like a must with this garbage lineup really. From what Hitch has been saying, he believes that the best defense is still possession in the offensive end, and pushing the pace to the oppositions end of the ice. Without the puck, ok, trap time, but if you get a turnover, do all you can to maintain pressure with the puck to kill time. McLellan seemed to like a pure defensive shell and you pray you survive.

Now, is there a hope in hell that the depth on this team can forecheck and maintain offensive pressure as one of the keys to stop chances happening against us...I'm not so sure.


Trap just means sound defensively when the other team has the puck which every winning team plays to some extent. It requires effort to keep the puck up. Nice to hear what he expects from the team instead of just "playing the right way" whatever that means. He expects more from the bottom part of the team and so he should, it's like he said, they are being encouraged to do more than just try to get through their shift and back to the bench so Conner in the boys can do their thing. He's OK with them not scoring much if they show value in other areas of the game.



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