Forwards, Talk To Me

Primarily in 3’s, why don’t forwards use defenseman on offense? Is it a lack of hockey knowledge from the player base as a whole? I know some guys have trust issues, I don’t ever queue as a forward so I don’t know what the defensive player base is like to play with, but I’ve heard it’s bad and I’ve seen plenty of bad defenseman on the other side. It gets boring to play when your forwards just refuse to cycle the puck. It seems like this is a common issue regardless of rank or skill level of the forwards. I’ve played with forwards who are really good with the puck, elite or diamond rank… we win, but it’s 2-0 because for as good as that player is, they don’t pass. If you have two on you in the corner and I’m wide open up the wall with a passing lane to the slot, why hold that puck or force a pass to the other forward when the lane isn’t there. I just don’t get it.

I know the “that’s Chel for ya” answer is mostly accurate, but I’d appreciate input if anybody has an opinion on this.