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Thrashers New Defensive Style
by Paul on 08/26/08 at 01:10 PM ET
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from Bill Tiller at the ICEMAN Bloggeth,
Coach Anderson referred to this more confrontational style of defense as “mongoosing” the opposition.
This came as welcome news to me after last season watching quite the opposite take place. Too many times the Thrashers blueline corps looked more like attendants at a turnpike tollbooth than NHL defenders. Worse, once “working” their way into the zone they were there long enough to file for Homestead exemption while Atlanta’s defense engaged in a brand of play that was dubbed Whack-a-Mole by, as you may recall, our own Sara.
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