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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Wild defense challenges Anderson’s offense
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thrashers coach John Anderson prefers his players to skate the puck across the blue line, but tonight that message changes a bit. The Minnesota Wild makes a living off defense, specifically the neutral zone trap. So Anderson’s message to his team is, I’d rather have you chip the puck forward and make the Minnesota players have to turn to get it than to have turnovers that can lead to offense for the Wild coming the other way.
This is a night for patience and for taking advantage of what might be limited opportunities.
BTW, in case you missed my story posted today, Nathan Oystrick is playing tonight in place of a healthy Zach Bogosian. Anderson said it’s all about giving Oystrick a chance to play.
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