The best NHL teams to emulate are not necessarily the most successful ones.
The San Jose Sharks are in the midst of a rebuild and are already eliminated from post-season contention.
However, they are the team to study for coaches looking to implement a modern skinny OZ forecheck, with Ds pinching and Fs tracking early:
…or a 1-2-2/1-1-3 hybrid NZ forechec…
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