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Oilers are a dumpster fire in their own zone. The frigging Philadelphia Flyers gained the zone with impunity last night. Guys went to open areas as usual, and scored. Think about that. Is the strategy to assume zone defence as soon as the Flyers gain possession and just let them have the blue line? IDK, what the feck is the strategy here?

I assume this might have some already, but results say otherwise...my suggestion for Woody, the braintrust, and the players is to compile video of how *good* teams defend in their own zone, how they can actually make adjustments within the confines of a 60 minute hockey game, and follow that model. Do everything possible to mitigate shots against, *everything*, because it's pretty clear so far that about 20% of them are going to get behind Oilers goaltending. Dummy it down, simplify as much as possible, because the cerebral wizards on the back end and elsewhere aren't picking up on whatever system you're currently laying down.

Your big division rival you lost to last year, and went on to a championship, is now 8 points clear of you. Well done. Hope you don't have to pull a season out of your arse like St. Louis had to a few years ago.

So completely frustrating.

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