Heading into the upcoming Maple Leafs-Blue Jackets battle, there’s one area of systems play that will unequivocally have a huge effect on the series outcome. jtbourne breaks it down in his latest ⤵️
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But heading into this upcoming Leafs/Blue Jackets battle, there’s one area of systems play that will unequivocally have a huge effect on the series outcome: the Leafs’ retrievals and breakouts. There’s no doubt in my mind that goals and games will swing on that single area of play. That SportLogiq data also reveals a couple other important notes here, for which I’d encourage Leafs fans to brace themselves. If the Leafs struggle at turning retrievals into breakouts, it leads to the opposing team earning possession time deep in the Leafs zone, and no team in the NHL gave up more goals against the opposing cycle than Toronto in 2019-20. That D corps is not built for prolonged bend-but-don’t-break shifts of defensive-zone coverage.
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