Reply To: Need Advice: Preparing to Play More Skilled Team

[Tom Molloy]

Dman, here is what I would do.

Practice playing a passive box and one in the middle giving the offense 45 seconds to score while eveyone protects the scoring circle in front. Then practice 1 on and a box behind stressing D side and stick on stick, sticks in the passing lanes and tight gaps. I would also play a 1-2-2 froecheck where you cut the ice in half and then pressure.

Get it out in the red zone near your blueline and in on their side. If the player with the puck goes to the net and shoots and F2 and F3 along with D1 join the attack you will do fine. Maybe you won't win but it will be a lesson on how to compete and play smart.

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