"It's my puck and you get your own"
Anyone who has watched the Edmonton Oilers "Boys On The Bus" documentary will recognize this theory on the game, so clearly stated by Wayne Gretzky.
Now it is more commonly referred to as playing a puck possession game, a system Senators Brian Murray instilled as coach and has been improving upon since taking over the reign as GM.
The theory is, if you have the puck and maintain control of it, the opposition is forced to react to your play, always chasing, and eventually getting drawn out of position or forced into taking a penalty. Ideally, then you score on them. Ideally.
It has been a long process in getting here, and the plan suffered a major set back when DDH fled to the Sharks, but this coming season represents the first full fledged debut of Brian Murray's strategy. Spezza, Alfredsson, Kovalev, Kelly, and (hopefully) Peter Regin all represent puck control forwards. Gonchar, Karlsson, Kuba, and (hopefully) Chris Campoli represent the puck control D-men.
In short, this team now has the skill to control the play, and it will be Clouston's job to g ...
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