at that level they should not be setting up plays and passing the perimeter but i dunno about the 1 pass rule. of course i dont know ur team or their skills.
as a goalie i know exactly whats happening to ur team, a middie is left behind with broken ankles leaving them a man up, sending in cutters from all sides and leaving slam dunk opertunities. pulling the d back around the crees will help but you need to set up an effective slide motion. especially on a brakeaway, have the weakside man slide out and challenge the man. then slide ur center d to onto the other man but just slightly left, setting up a sort of triangle. this keeps them to perimeter shots and not point blank goalie nightmares.
another thing is that these point blank shots will inevitaly happen so ur goalie needs to be prepared. this is a great drill and it helps alot. have 3 of ur best shooters set up around the crees. one by one have them shoot (no rips, so ur goalie wont get hurt). have the goalie sprint at them and get his stick right up on theirs, while laying a shoulder into them. do this round and round till ur goalie is sweating. after water have him practice going for the offhand bounce shot low as fast as he can 20 times. have him do the bounce shot practice before all ur games.
hope it works out for you, and good luck.
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