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The Stars Aggressive Plan
by Paul on 03/22/09 at 09:26 PM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,
“We want to be very aggressive,” Tippett said. “The times we’ve had success as a team is when we’re pushing and moving. The times we don’t have success is when we’re chasing the game.”
The problem with the philosophy is that being aggressive can lead to a team chasing the game. There’s a reason NHL coaches choose to be conservative – because it works. If you chip and chase, set up a wall in the neutral zone and simply look for a mistake from the opposition, you can get on the counter-attack. Many scoring chances in the NHL come when conservative teams force turnovers by aggressive teams....
“We can’t just abandon defense, but we have to be able to sustain an aggressive attack for 60 minutes. That’s the only way we’re going to be able to do this and make any kind of run at the playoffs,” winger Steve Ott said.
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