Barrett Jackman

But I feel like the teams realize of how much skill set they have.

And when they jump in the play, how hard it is for other teams forwards to be like, who the fuck is who and where are all these guys going where the forwards cover so well for the D.

where there was a shift where Byram hopped in, he was below the goal line, and normally guys will, you know, once that opportunity is over with and it's on the other guy's stick as a D-man, you tend to sprint back to your point, and then the guy who's covering then hops in.

Well, there's probably about two, three seconds where you might not have that support from the guy, where then it's easier for that defending team to close, get it turned over, and boom, move quick, where...

No, Byron would stay in on the play and that D man would know to just stay playing D at the top.

Like you saw it with Darlene where a couple of times he was by the goal line and he wasn't really in a rush to get out.

So it's one thing to have like an Eric Carlson, one D on a team who does that.

But to have Byram who's comfortable doing it, Samuelson was doing it, maybe not as much, but definitely joining in the rush for sure.

Power does it.

And then, of course, Darlene.

So they got four guys, boys, who played kind of like you guys did where free reigns, have at it, and all those forwards are no to back them up.

So I really think it helps them in realizing that to now they're pumping in three, four goals most games.

That's probably like the old school mentality of Lindy Ruff.

Like remember the coaches, you know, always having a third guy high the, you know, top guy has to fill in for the D man, but also like him knowing how the game is now where you need both the active guys, you know, it's basically a five man unit.

So good for him for, you know, adapting, you know, doing stuff differently and keeping some of the old school.

and a nightmare for weak side forwards in the D zone.

You're just constantly head on a swivel, and then you're in that, like, oh, do I go stage or do I not?

The defenseman's like, oh, do I roll up with that forward?

Where exactly does the switch go off?

Playing against the Buffalo Sabres, I would understand why you would be like Rob Brindamore in Carolina and go strictly man-on-man.