Why are teams like the Oilers, Blues and Flames transitioning to new defensive schemes? NHL coaches and players explain.
As the worst team in the last season, the spent a lot of time fishing pucks out of their net. They allowed 225 goals at five-on-five, second-most in the league behind the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 231. Under then-coach Dallas Eakins, the Ducks played man-to-man in the defensive zone. It didn’t go well. For most of 2022-23, felt like he and his teammates were chasing the play, despite the ease of playing man-to-man.
” One assistant coach, who was not permitted to speak publicly, estimated that one-third of teams are now playing man-to-man defense. That number has decreased recently, the coach noted, using the Lightning’s shift to zone as an example. Andrew Brewer is a former assistant coach with the and and video coach with the Florida Panthers. He founded 200 Foot Hockey and 200 Foot Coaching, an organization that develops coaches.
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