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Re: Oilers re-sign Evan Bouchard 2 yrs, $7.8 million [message #825337 is a reply to message #825335 ]	Fri, 25 August 2023 10:15

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Kr55 wrote on Fri, 25 August 2023 10:05

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 25 August 2023 09:57

I think part of the defensive issues for the team are partly to do with several factors. Young, inexperienced dmen making some mistakes, dmen making mistakes or trying to do too much. I think the forwards share a lots of blame.

I have said it before, I think having 2 players as gifted as McD and Leon is a blessing and a curse. They can do things that the majority of NHLers can't ever do so they don't ever try. Sometimes McD and Leon make passes and try very risky things because sometimes they work but it puts the team especially dmen in bad spots. I also think some of the forwards in the past did not take their defensive zone responsibilities serious enough or cheated for offense. I also think their defensive system makes for break downs. According to Stauffer, they play man to man. So we often see Dmen chasing guys from behind the net all the way to the blueline because that's their man. This makes it so forwards have to backfill and when they don't do it or are late to their man, it leaves guys wide open. Stauffer keeps talking about playing more of a zone like Vegas did so since he is the mouth piece of the team, I wonder if we see that happen. It makes more sense to me to play a zone rather than relying on your players to have to play man to man which can work but also can lead to more breakdowns.

The man on man defense really gets me. I feel like that's some Dallas Eakins tier coaching if that's the direction being pushed. Especially when we run into situations of struggling goaltending. Maybe it works in the regular season, but Vegas very clearly adjusted their game to completely expose us.

That's the kind of stuff that makes you lose no matter what else goes well with your org. Make amazing trades, get a stacked lineup, have a generational talent. Cancel it all out by coaching a defense system that does not at all suit the players you have and let any good opponent you face be wide open 10 ft from your net to do whatever they please.

Vegas just kept collapsing and boxing us out from the slot. Worked pretty well, we still got loads of chances. We have players that create stuff no matter what is in front of them. Adin Hill would have been a Conn Smythe winner in a lot of years, which didn't help, but we were still able to score. We just gave up way too much for free to cancel out any good we were doing with this man on man defense.

I think the Oilers have a pretty decent coaching staff so I have to think they will adjust. If the Oilers were made up of a bunch of hard grinding, defense first forwards who sell out all the time, then maybe I could see the man on man working but they don't have that. They have a bunch of high flying offensive guys so playing a system that doesn't require them to be so focused on being in the right spots, is probably best. Just have guys be in and area and make the other team have to get through a bunch of you vs just have to beat 1 guy.

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Oilers re-sign Evan Bouchard 2 yrs, $7.8 million	By: NetBOG on Thu, 24 August 2023 15:10
Re: Oilers re-sign Evan Bouchard 2 yrs, $7.8 million	By: Kr55 on Thu, 24 August 2023 15:43
Re: Oilers re-sign Evan Bouchard 2 yrs, $7.8 million	By: RDOilerfan on Fri, 25 August 2023 09:57
Re: Oilers re-sign Evan Bouchard 2 yrs, $7.8 million	By: Kr55 on Fri, 25 August 2023 10:05
Re: Oilers re-sign Evan Bouchard 2 yrs, $7.8 million	By: RDOilerfan on Fri, 25 August 2023 10:15
Re: Oilers re-sign Evan Bouchard 2 yrs, $7.8 million	By: Dragon_Matt on Fri, 25 August 2023 12:41
Re: Oilers re-sign Evan Bouchard 2 yrs, $7.8 million	By: Kr55 on Sat, 16 December 2023 10:49
Re: Oilers re-sign Evan Bouchard 2 yrs, $7.8 million	By: Kr55 on Sun, 31 December 2023 01:09
Re: Oilers re-sign Evan Bouchard 2 yrs, $7.8 million	By: Mike on Wed, 10 January 2024 17:09

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