Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowIn this piece, I’ll dive into each of Edmonton’s forwards using on-ice results and microstats (I won’t write about Kane, as his sample size in Edmonton is quite small so far). An encouraging sign is that Nuge’s recent 5v5 play has been exceptional. On the bright side, Yamamoto is excelling at tipping pucks and getting deflections, something most of Edmonton’s forwards struggle at. In addition, Edmonton’s forechecking scheme under Tippett was quite poor. If the things I’ve seen about Woodcroft are true, Edmonton’s forechecking will be significantly more aggressive under Woodcroft, and that was evident in Edmonton’s win last night against Long Island.

Source: The Nation February 13, 2022 02:05 UTC