#puck-possession

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fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
1 week ago

Craig Berube on Easton Cowan rejoining the Leafs: "He's given us some really good games... The [demotion] was just a move made for roster reasons, but he's back"

Practice focused on solutions: increase puck possession, advance play into the offensive zone, restore energy, and reintegrate Joseph Woll and Easton Cowan to reverse recent struggles.
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fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
1 week ago

Game Review: Maple Leafs' possession issues persist in deserved loss to Kings

Maple Leafs' systemic puck-possession failures — frequent dump-ins and poor breakouts — are costing games despite competent defense and goaltending.
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fromESPN.com
1 week ago

Brad Marchand, Steven Stamkos, and the NHL's other shocking performers so far

Leo Carlsson has 26 points in 16 games, driving Anaheim's surge and a Pacific Division lead through dominant puck-possession play.
fromRMNB
2 weeks ago

What exactly is going wrong with the Caps power play?

The Washington Capitals control play well during five-on-five. Our best tool for measuring puck possession is shot attempts. The Caps are the team behind 55.4 percent of attempts in their games, third best in the league behind Colorado and Carolina. Early-season possession is a good indicator of success later in the season. We should feel good about the Caps' ability to drive play, but there's a big caveat.
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National Hockey League
fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
1 month ago

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings - Game #3 Projected Lines & TV Info

Maple Leafs rearranged forward lines, inserting Easton Cowan on the Matthews-Knies line to improve offensive-zone possession and demand a stronger 60-minute response vs. Red Wings.
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fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
1 month ago

Craig Berube on whether Easton Cowan will enter the Leafs' lineup soon: "He is close... We will see what happens"

Top line showed improved possession and puck movement in the second period but must retain pucks on the forecheck, build chemistry, and speed up power-play puck movement.
National Hockey League
fromRMNB
4 months ago

Matvei Michkov describes his disbelief when he was first told to dump and chase: 'I'd hit the ice and still do my own thing'

Matvei Michkov prefers controlled puck entry over dump-and-chase hockey, describing it as exhausting and ineffective for setting up scoring chances.
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