Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet expressed his frustration with his team's reliance on dump-and-chase hockey, particularly after giving up a 2-1 lead against the Buffalo Sabres. Tocchet emphasized the need for his players to maintain possession and attack aggressively, lamenting their tendency to defer and settle for perimeter play.
If you hate it when the Vancouver Canucks play dump-and-chase hockey, you’re in good company; Rick Tocchet hates it too.
Instead, Tocchet wanted his team to continue pushing the Sabres back by keeping possession and attacking off the rush. “You need four on the attack as a good rush team and sometimes we're not getting that for whatever reason.” “It's just been a microcosm of our season,” said Tocchet. “Key times, key moments: we're not getting them…Sometimes in the key moment, we're just — I hate to use the word — we go kind of numb for whatever reason.”
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