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Mmm, I dunno. I'd like to watch some of his teams to see if we can really ascertain what it is he's talking about. See the quote from him I'm focusing on below... Who in the NHL is coaching the way Gronborg spelled it out? “We involve all five players in the defense as well as the offense,” he said. “The game is not as static anymore. Everyone needs to go outside the box a little bit. Forwards are not always forwards, and defensemen are not always defensemen. It’s the situation that steers that and dictates it. That’s how you raise the pace of the game.” I don't see how you can have a static system and accomplish what he's talking about here. I think he's talking about more than offensive D men jumping up into the play. I think he's talking about taking that concept a step further. Yes, we do see some five-men unit plays on entries from time to time, especially on the PP, but we're not seeing a sustained approach using this concept. Add to that allowing the players freedom to create on the ice instead of playing a manner outside of their personal style, I do think this guy is taking a fresh look at the game and we haven't seen it here unless you watch pee-wee games.

If you've never been there, you might not understand. There were similar things happening when my brother was dying in Roswell last month. It IS tawdry, but that's okay. It's better than being a miserable wreck, and being alive and tawdry is better than being dead...and unable to be tawdry.

You know what you're being? It's a joke, BTW.

Of course.

You know, this is a valid point. There will clearly be a learning curve for all involved here. I do not agree that Gronberg should be AC to a vet's HC. I doubt you get a veteran HC to agree to such a setup and I wouldn't doubt Gronberg would be frustrated by being told he can't or shouldn't do this or that. There would be way too much tension in this relationship. I think the solution here is a vet coach as AC, or as coach-adviser or some setup where the vet is explicitly hired to advise.

I think this takes the concept to the extreme. If the players are left to do what they feel they need to do in the moment, they will revert back to their comfortable and "proper" roles in response to the game. Allowing more creativity on the ice doesn't just mean figuring out ways to score, it also means figuring out ways to keep leads.

His view on how to approach the game is waaaaayyyyy different than what North America is used to? Not that it's a bad thing, at all. If done correctly, it might utterly confuse the other teams - especially since it's no set system where the patterns could eventually be discerned. The idea is very tempting.

I think it was late in the first or early in the second. I was busy so had the game on in the background.

Emrick told him to keep quiet at one point when something went against Boston.

Both teams have completely bought in. Although I think Krug actually tripped when he stopped that puck.

Columbus is getting their sea-legs back.

I found an error. After you search for a GIF, when you advance pages, the page number indicator doesn't change:

The is a commendable point and, seriously, something to keep in mind.

We can unpin this bad boy.

Moving this to the top where it belongs.

Especially after losing out to Keefe this year. Double Especially with his playoff record.

Anyone know what type of injuries these may be, what the fix is, and if that fix is practical for an athlete?

Yeah, that is an instant classic GIF right there.

Two notes: Ovechkin was all class at the end. Very respectful and I dig it. The entire Carolina organization is tight with one another. I dig that, too.

Wait, they called that DOG but not the Caps in the first OT?

Carolina just wins those 1 on 1 battles.