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Originally Posted by Duc620
Not exactly Murray's theory. Kind of a fundamental.
This is a five man system. Players have to maintain certain position on ice and space between each other. The forwards have a responsibility to be available for the first pass. I can't remember all the times I see D looking up ice for a forward only to see them standing and waiting for puck one two lines away.
That said, I think the transitions were better in the playoffs. OTOH, that's exactly what kept the Kings playing the Sharks game.
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I think part of the reason the Kings were getting quite a few odd number rushes was due to the Sharks being so aggressive on the rush. They were constantly bringing a 4th guy and the handful of times they didn't get the puck to the net lead to a scoring opportunity going the other way.