It was a good gamble to take , though . If Wideman makes the safe play and backs off , there ' s a 100 % chance of a 3 on 2 going against him , and 0 % chance of a Flames scoring chance . And given that he was skating forward against the flow , there ' s a decent chance he would have got beaten for a 3 on 1 regardless . By taking the risky play there ' s maybe a 50 % chance of a 3 on 1 against , but also a 50 % chance of a Flames oddman rush . At least with this gamble there ' s an upside . Being more aggressive defensively is actually a big part of what Gulutzan and other coaches like Sullivan are preaching . They want players to challenge puck carriers to force mistakes and win back puck possession quickly . Edit a couple words .