good plays

Andy has highlighted a couple of good sites here... all too often we have the wingers collapsing to the slot position in our own end, where it should be the center doing that job... the center must be diligent to get to the slot, and the wingers should protect the wall, covering the point, and making himself available for the defense as they can confidently ring the puck around the boards knowing the wingers will be there... by no means must the wingers stay on the boards, but they should endeavour to get there when they see that the puck has been recovered...

once we get...

fisher back in the lineup we'll be much better...

more general stuff

Here are some things we do well when we're winning:
- skating to open ice, this creates distribution options for the puck carrier
- wingers covering the wing in our own end; this precludes the opposition from sending it back to the point as easily, and allows our defencemen to ring the puck around the boards, knowing that our winger will be there (or can get there in a couple of strides)
- scoring goals
- scoring goals
- scoring goals

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