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Les Habitants Prospects Thread

GrandWazoo said:
Me too. They forecheck and support the puck better. It's interesting actually, it's seems that they're only playing on a quarter of the ice at any given time. They're not stretching at all but instead are always outnumbered the opposition on the puck. That's more my style of hockey. Even on the forecheck they're basically 2 guys and a half deep.
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I think that might be it. Even without size they are difficult to play against. They use numbers and make the opponents work hard to move the puck where the habs do more one on one and are not big enough to make it work.

Seems like a clear cut match of easy to play against vs. difficult to play against.
 
It's pretty clear that the Canadiens and Bulldogs don't play the same system, which makes absolutely no sense at all... Hamilton's system seems a lot better though -- more shots, less shots against, score more goals, the goalies have nine shutouts in 51 games.
 
Or that the system works better in the AHL because plays are slower. For those who do watch games, what do you guys see? And by the way, Darche said in an interview that he asks Boucher to analyze each of his games with the Habs. And Boucher is giving him tips on how to improve his game.
 
It's not. Both Sergei and Darche said in interviews that it was different. They both called Boucher's system a bit new age, being five players everywhere all the time. That's what I paid attention to last night and it is. They play it really compact, swarming the puck in some sort of X in one portion of the ice, often barely a sixth of the total ice. They are generally always two on one on the puck just about anywhere, sometimes even three on one. It works well because they always have support for the puck and every turnovers comes to them, plus it gives very little options to the other team.

I was wondering how well it would work in the NHL with better faster players that could possibly take advantage of all that open ice that they offer.
 
GrandWazoo said:
It's not. Both Sergei and Darche said in interviews that it was different. They both called Boucher's system a bit new age, being five players everywhere all the time. That's what I paid attention to last night and it is. They play it really compact, swarming the puck in some sort of X in one portion of the ice, often barely a sixth of the total ice. They are generally always two on one on the puck just about anywhere, sometimes even three on one. It works well because they always have support for the puck and every turnovers comes to them, plus it gives very little options to the other team.

I was wondering how well it would work in the NHL with better faster players that could possibly take advantage of all that open ice that they offer.
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Cool, thanks Waz. :thumbup1:
 
So the Bulldogs are playing the Rochester Americans tonight without arguably our five best forwards.

The game will be streamed tonight.
 
GGpX said:
So the Bulldogs are playing the Rochester Americans tonight without arguably our five best forwards.

The game will be streamed tonight.
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But then, there is Pacioretty... should be an excellent test for him to carry the team on his shoulders.
 
Speaking of Maxpac, he just a stick in the face and is leaking.

Dogs go on a long 5 on 3 PP.
 
Nice passing play by Russell & Pyatt.

Wyman one times it to score a PP goal, makes it 2-0.
 
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