TBT To The Most Boring Period In Hockey History. The Flyers-Lightning 1-3-1 Waiting Game
November 9th, 2011. 6 years ago to the day, the world witnessed what was quite possibly the worst (and somehow best) period of hockey in NHL history. After having 6 years to think and dwell on this moment, I still have absolutely zero idea whose side I’m on here. On one hand, it’s a real chicken shit move by the Lightning to just hang back and let the Flyers get out of their zone 5v5. That just proves that you play the game with zero heart. Forecheck, backcheck, paycheck. That’s the motto right there, boys. If you can’t risk putting a little pressure on the puck because you’re afraid you’re going to give up a home run then you’re all a bunch of plugs. On the other hand, it’s a real coward move by the Flyers to not attack here. I get that you’re walking into a slaughter house there with that neutral zone trap but have some pride, fellas. This is like getting called out on the playground. The Lightning and their big, bad, scary 1-3-1 snatching your ball and saying you’re not going to do anything about it. So what do you do? Do you stand up for yourself and fight even though you know it’s probably not going to go your way? Or do you just stand there and let it happen?
By the way. The best way to beat a 1-3-1 is to just have Connor McDavid on your team. Let him pick up the puck behind the net, skate faster than fuck through the neutral zone and then put the puck in the back of the net. It’s literally so simple. Give the puck to Connor and just watch the 1-3-1 fade into Bolivian. I don’t know why every team doesn’t do that.
P.S. – RIP Versus channel.