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title: Darz line

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# Darz line
**Lineup**
* **LW** Not A Fox Given (**6'1" PLY**)
* **C** An AngryFawn (**6' Grinder w/tip trait**)
* **RW** Darz44 (**5'11" TWF**)
* **LD** D3ceptive (**6'0" PMD**)
* **RD** FL BlackKnight (**6'1" PMD w/ one-t trait**)

**Remarks**
* No small build
* Tip trait on C
* One-timer trait on RD

**Twitch link**
* https://www.twitch.tv/videos/598938156

## Defense
### Blueline defensive strategy
We all know... The 5-man trap
* [5-man-trap-to-omaha](https://streamable.com/7narg7)

### Own-end defensive strategy
They play a passive defense and collapse towards the goalie as the action comes closer. They pretty much leave the point open.
* The Condors had a pretty good cycling game going, so you can see in this clip the RD was prepared to cut the passe around the boards [passive-defense](https://streamable.com/akvuzv)

Other than that, they're just kinda meh defensively. This line relies on puck possession and high percentage (easy) plays. It's so boring playing against them, as they wait to capitalize on errors fueled by that frustratration.


## Offense

### Breakout style
They are not afraid to reset as many times as needed and try a omaha. Note what their center is doing (hint: nothing)
* [reset-omaha-breakout](https://streamable.com/fgcy2d)
* [patient-breakout-omaha-pointshot-tip-rebound](https://streamable.com/sskfay)

The dmen drive the breakout, with the wingers. The center almost never touches the puck on the breakouts and in the ozone
  * [omaha-breakout-then-cycle](https://streamable.com/pgkekw)

They love to overload a side and use behind the back passes to break-in the zone:
  * [behind-the-back-zone-entry-before-goal](https://streamable.com/cpdy43)

It's pretty much how they enter the zone: d skates up, pass back to other d/winger, after the pass back look for entry, if no look, then rinse & repeat (pass back to w/d, etc...) 
* [d-to-d-breakout-failure](https://streamable.com/xuar10) 

Guess what they tried right after last clip? The **exact same shit**. Idiots.
* [exact-same-shit](https://streamable.com/vt8168)

This is why we have to beat their breakout with intense forechecking and fast breaks, they're super predictable: cycle & pass behind the back until they can hit a streaking skater to gain zone entry. *We can **almost** ignore their center* (unlike on Sunny's line where he drives the play)

### Offensive zone strategy
Once again, the center is basically just a big body used to screen the goalie and tip the puck. Note in this video how the C **does NOT ever go to the corner** to help the cycle - it's 100% their gameplan:
  * [omaha-breakout-then-cycle](https://streamable.com/pgkekw)

Another example of them just cycling around the boards and using the C for tips. Once again, the C stays in the slot and never leaves it
* [cycle-tip-goal](https://streamable.com/bkcmkc)

And again, cycle around the boards, and try to point shoot it:
* [winger-entry-point-shot-cycle-point-shot](https://streamable.com/g9gc4p)

Their use of the boards to pass the puck is a crucial part of their game:
* [winger-slaparound-chop-cycle-point-shot (blocked)](https://streamable.com/osd3vt)

The one time where their C actually gained zone entry, he immediately passed it to the winger for a c-to-w-to-d shot & tip. Note how the defense had 3 guys trydown low and left the RD open for that shot
* [rare-center-zone-entry-to-winger-to-point-shot-tip-goal](https://streamable.com/jgks68)

Same old shit once again:
* [winger-zone-entry-board-cycle](https://streamable.com/icmmyv)
