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Scoring The Red Wings Way
by Paul on 10/09/09 at 10:12 PM ET
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from David Staples Of The Cult of Hockey,
The plan is simple: Dustin Penner in the face of Miikka Kiprusoff. Ryan Stone in the the grill of Roberto Luongo. JF Jacques nose to nose with Niklas Backstrom. Zack Stortini right on top of JS Giguere.
The designated goal-crasher will be charged with screening the goalie, distracting the opposition, tipping shots and pounding in rebounds. In this way, the Oilers are looking to score several dozen more “greasy” goals this year, and win a few more games.
It’s not old-time. run-and-gun Oilers hockey, but it’s a sound strategy.
In fact, it’s the same strategy that is used by the Detroit Red Wings, a team known for its finesse, but a team defined by its fierce net-crashing. In Detroit, this isn’t just done by tough Tomas Holmstrom and tough and huge Johan Franzen, but also by smaller players, such as Dan Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg.
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