68LikesThe trap needs to be eliminated. Unlike other pro sports leagues, the NHL keeps forgetting that they're not in the hockey business - they're in the entertainment business, period. And that **** ain't entertaining.
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if that is the case, TM is definitely getting fired. at least they are attempting to move the puck up the ice!Originally Posted by santiclaws
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This is the classic (Guy Boucher) 1-3-1 defensive coverage:
The only purpose of this defense is to kill the game flow and torture opponents to meaningless dump-ins. And if a team/player decides to go 1 on 2/3 it usually ends up in a counter break 3 on 2 situation. That's beyond boring.
And to perform this in your home arena from the start of the game? Really? I hope more teams will mocker opponents that perform a trap from the start of the game.
Maybe you should get a old Devils vhs tape of one of their games where they score in the first 5min of the game then trap a 1-0 win against opponents with the game shot total of 20.
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I agree with a lot of the people who are saying TB is at fault. To me, sitting back in an attempt to suffocate the other team (Philly) to death is not only boring but against the spirit of the game. Sure, it's not illegal, but there's no doubting it has the primary impact of ruining the game. The 1-3-1 sit-back-and-wait approach is equal to the left-wing-lock or Trap used in the 90's, and we all know how those tactics crippled nearly to the point of no return. The NHL finally got smart and tweaked the rules enough to open up the game and allow offensive players to show their skill and creativity. It's no surprise to me the League has experienced growth and interest since the strike due directly to the increased offense created by these rules changes. If the League allows Guy Boucher's tactics to persist they will be faced with an identical situation to that seen 15 years ago. The League needs to step in and tweak the rules now. I hate to say it, but kudos to the Flyers for pointing out the lunacy of the TB system.
Additionally, I gotta think the stars on TB hate playing like this, unable to showcase their skill and talent. And at home?! Where they're supposed to entertain and play for their home fans?! If I was a paying fan at that game, I would've started booing Guy Boucher.
63.1 Delaying the Game – A player or a team may be penalized when, in the opinion of the Referee, is delaying the game in any manner.
Official Rules - Rule 63: Delaying the Game - NHL.com - Rules
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This article perfectly explains why the 1-3-1 ISN'T going to kill hockey. Nor has it ever. This formation wasn't invented yesterday people! There is too much generalization involved when talking about this game. Tampa didn't play that formation all 60 minutes - in fact, because the game went to OT they had to break formation - and they won. Let's not forget this is the system Tampa used last year and look how close it got them to the finals. How should a team handle the Lightning's defense? Ask the Boston Bruins, not the Flyers. Tampa is actually one of my favorite teams to watch - can anyone deny that the past few games between LA and TB have been anything but boring?
Why Tampa Bay’s 1-3-1 is not destroying hockey | Backhand Shelf | Blogs | theScore.com
During the game, McGuire, who was between the benches, repeatedly claimed that such a system would limit star players from playing to their full potential. Apparently McGuire,and I’m as shocked as you are, doesn’t have any clue what he’s talking about. Last season, Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos were 2nd and 5th in the league in points respectively and Stamkos finished second in goals. All while playing the 1-3-1 system.
Some commentators are concerned that the 1-3-1 system limits offence and leads to boring games. Sorry, that’s not true either. The Lightning were 7th in the NHL in goals per game last season with 2.94. They were also 22nd in the NHL in goals against per game with 2.85. In terms of overall goals for and against per game, the Lightning were 5th in the NHL with 5.79. Their games were among the highest scoring games in the NHL last season.
Then there’s the claim that fans won’t pay to watch the 1-3-1 system. Again, not true. In 2009-10, the Lightning were 21st in the NHL in attendance with an average of 15,497 fans per game. Last season, the Lightning ended up 17th in attendance, with their average fans per game going up to 17,268. So far this season, the Lightning are 8th in attendance, with an average of 19,150 fans per game. Funny, it seems like their attendance has increased in proportion to how many games they win.
It’s not that the Lightning don’t forecheck in their system; they forecheck in their own way and at the right time. When the puck was below the Flyers’ goal line, they sent in multiple forecheckers and created several turnovers. Once the puck was safely controlled by Philadelphia, however, the Lightning set up their 1-3-1 formation. When they were down a goal, though, they sent in a forechecker in all situations.
The Flyers approach in this game was hilarious, but it’s not an indictment of the 1-3-1. They essentially admitted that they had no way of breaking the Lightning system and so simply decided not to play. It’s essentially equivalent to taking your ball and going home.
I mean that the team is playing some pretty boring hockey right now.
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Jacques Lemaire zings Versus commentators who criticized the Lightning, and Guy Boucher | Follow the Tampa Bay Lightning blog: Lightning Strikes | tampabay.com & St. Petersburg Times
I LOVE that man!Here is what former Devils and Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said about the criticism of Lightning coach Guy Boucher from Versus commentators Mike Milbury, Keith Jones and Pierre McGuire Wednesday night about the team's 1-3-1 trapping system, which they said makes for such boring hockey the Lightning and Boucher should be embarrassed and even "punished."
"Myself, I laugh at this," Lemaire told the St. Petersburg Times in a phone interview. "I laugh at it this because are we supposed to coach as we please the people who are announcing the games or make comments on the games? Is that a new style or what? Do we have to please Milbury when we coach? It's the first time I hear of this."
If anyone knows about criticism, it is Lemaire. Lemaire's trap was vilified by hockey watchers and commentators all over North America as detrimental to the game because the defensive posture in the neutral zone was, when played correctly, very difficult to beat. It slowed down the action, critics said. It created boring hockey. But it also won, as Lemaire and the Devils captured the 1995 Stanley Cup.
Boucher heard much of the same during Wednesday night's game with the Flyers, who decided several times to not even try to attack Tampa Bay's 1-3-1. Instead, Flyers players skated with the puck in their defensive zone, for up to 50 seconds at a time. waiting for the Lightning to make a move. It also should be noted, the first time Tampa Bay did break ranks to forecheck, Philadelphia lost the puck.
Still, Milbury, Jones and McGuire were merciless on the Lightning, saying the team and Boucher should be embarrassed at the way they played. Jones even went as far as to say the Lightning should be "punished" in some way.
Our media writer, Tom Jones, will be getting into all that in a story for tomorrow's paper and we will write about Lemaire again on Sunday, but thought you might like a preview of Lemaire's comments on the criticism of the Lightning and Boucher. It should be noted Boucher and Lemaire are friends.
-- "What's the coach's job? It's to find a way to win, find a way to look at your personnel and find a way to win. You adapt to the players you have and try to maximize all your strengths and try to find a way that players will be comfortable."
-- "It didn't look good to me when I saw the Flyers stop playing. What does it show? What is the coach showing to his players, that I don't like the way they play, so we won't play? The Flyers have a good team, they've got to play."
-- "I don't have advice to give to anybody. The style we played when I coached, people were criticizing the way we played. well, it's their job. That's all they do. They have the mike. They have their comments on it, and some guys with the mike try to coach. They couldn't coach so they go behind the mike because they couldn't find a way to win. So, it's no big deal."
-- "I think (Boucher) has to coach the way he feels is going to win games, and that's it. The rest, you want to play a certain style that maybe doesn't fit your team and lose and then in a month you're looking for a job? What's that?"
-- "We (the Devils) played against them last year. We beat them. We played, we beat them. They are entitled to play the way they want. There's no rule to say you can't do this or can't do that."
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