I’m kinda done with the Ducks’ current approach, whatever it is. I’m not a ‘hockey guy’, but the sign of a good coach in any sport is the ability to adapt to the talent on hand and get the best out of your best players. The coaching staff seems to be failing at both of these objectives. Without Dostal looking like a Marvel superhero, this team could easily be 1-10 or 0-11 instead of 4-5-2. Last night Dostal looked human and the team was cooked. It’s time for some adjustments.
- hardenx
It's really frustrating. The Ducks just don't have enough speed at forward to pull off the speed game. They got lots of speed in the defense. And that's helps alot with back checking and zone exits. But to get that forecheck going they need forward speed. Every team that runs the Analitics style speed system has a roster built for that system. Like the Seattle Kracken. They just have alot of speed. Or the New Jersey Devil's. They have alot of speed. Mostly what really ticked me off is watching 4 goals get scored on Dostal. The Ducks just had bad positioning because of a aggressive forecheck. And the Blackhawks would just enter the zone uncontested, get good positioning with lots of open shooting and passing lanes. It's easy to score with that much open ice. It's just not gonna work with this Ducks team as built.