For some reason that seems to be the play teams use to gain the zone. We drop it to Kuzy and he carries the puck in the zone. The 2nd pp unit uses Eller in that spot. I dont really care for it.
It looks like a hockey equivalent to a flee-flicker/ half back pass play in foot ball, particularly off a faceoff. Get the opponent coming in, sneak a fast player behind them and have an unexpected player make a long pass to him catching the other team of guard and not in a position to stop it.
If executed, it gives you a break away, and if the skater is caught up with, can lead to a penatly shot or just a penalty. And if all those fail, the other four can quickly get into position during the play.
So to some extent, it exploits the 4th forward and/ or aka the defenseman pinching. If you know that the other teams D is not as concerned with coverage, if at all, its gonna leave that wide open until teams adjust to it, take it away and/or exploit it.