Your first two points are mutually contradictory LOL.51percentcorn wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:29 amO'C - first point - virtually everything out of the Black Hole's computer is a gross mischaracterization so welcome to Hopkins thread life with him.
Second point - would you not agree that one of Petro's primary philosphies - reported to be due to his belief the reward vs risk was extremely low because of stick technology - was keep everything in front of you - slide to recover and let the goalie see the shot from alittle further out than the opponent prefered? I thought the first person to say that on this board was .... You
So it is not mind boggingly different but my perception is that Koesterer's defensive philosphy has a little more on ball pressure and double teams than Petro's generally did.
In terms of any mischaracterization - gross or otherwise - one of the biggest contributors on this topic is the biggest voice in the sport - Quint. He absolutely LOVED to call Petro's defensive scheme "SOFT". That was his word - not conservative not position oriented but SOFT.
In terms of SSDMs - my thought goes back to Mr. Dickens "It was the Best of Times (Benson Erwin etc.) it was the worst of times (the smurfs)". I just don't believe rolling out 5'7" and 5'9" as some of your primary SSDMs will work on a consistent basis. Size matters - you need athleticism of course with that size but you generally need size. Do you want Cody Ince locked on Griffin Schutz on a consistent basis? Nothing at all against the young man but having 2 guys that average out to 6' ft tall and 190 lbs or so as your primary SSDMs is not a luxury Petro had in his last few years. He probably began the grooming of players like Lilly and Mabbett for those roles but they didn't get to see the field alot in '19.
But thanks for actually backing me up on something for perhaps the first time ever. Wait, I think you may have agreed with me on something last year...
Nothing actually escapes from a Black Hole, but it does emit Hawking radiation, so there's that.