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Avalanche Think Speed
by Paul on 09/22/08 at 09:30 AM ET
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from Terry Frei of the Denver Post,
The mystery is whether they’ll be able to pull it off in the wake of Tony Granato’s re-elevation to the head coaching position. So far, they’ve talked a good show — or about putting on a good show — and Sakic is part of it.
“It’s speed,” he said. “It’s forechecking, attack with two guys and go hard to get it instead of sitting back on the trap. Use your speed to try to create a good forecheck. . . . Up-tempo is continuing to move your feet. You’re not posting up. You’re always moving your feet and skating. We have a lot of speed here. If you have a lot of speed, you can play that way.”
But is it enough speed? I don’t pretend to know the answer, but I wonder. The few changes the Avalanche made at forward, plus the accompanying willingness to stand pat, at times seemed to contradict that “up- tempo” mandate
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Yea, everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.
Posted by Osrt on 09/22/08 at 12:11 PM ET
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This seems to be a reoccuring “theme” this year...two guys going hard after the puck on the forecheck. It’s a great idea, but it’s only going to work if the opposing team can’t move the puck effectively under pressure. My guess is teams won’t be quite as aggressive on the forecheck against the Wings when facing Lidstrom-Rafalski or Kronwal-Stuart. If they are too aggressive, they may well find themselves chasing breakaway after breakaway. Should be fun to watch, though.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 09/22/08 at 11:31 AM ET