Line Combos: 2024-2025 Powerplay Discussion

[Mrb1p]

Matheson décalisse 2025

 

[Mrb1p]

How many goals did Kreider score on the PP with the Rags and Adam Fox.
How many of them were the result of pucks simply being put on goal.
The Rangers one timers were all Zibanijad and from much further out than where Caufield sets up.
I'm not sure we have a player like Zibby who can onetime hard heat with a slapshot.

We have the best in the league in Laine.

Juraj also has a HSM

 

[Rapala]

We have the best in the league in Laine.

Juraj also has a HSM

Had

 

[Mrb1p]

Had

He's gonna be back in 15 games.

 

[Rapala]

He's gonna be back in 15 games.

God I hope so. I can't say that I'm completely optimistic the plan will come off without a hitch.

 

[Mrb1p]

God I hope so. I can't say that I'm completely optimistic the plan will come off without a hitch.

Were Habs fans, the plan always has one lmao.

 

[Miller Time]

0-30 pre-season...

2 regular season games, 2 pp goals.

i know which one I prefer lol

 

[WeThreeKings]

Hutson's movement makes other people move to accommodate him, which is what the top unit needs.

Plus I'm already over Matheson unable to get a damn shot through.. plus Matheson running the 6-on-5, like are you just realizing Dach is a right shot? Kept putting it well behind him.

 

[SwiftyHab]

Matheson décalisse 2025

 

[salbutera]

That 5 on 3 was grotesque. Just a bunch of guys standing still and waiting. I’m looking forward to watching a PP with Hutson and Demidov.

5 on 3s used to be near automatic goals for the Habs. Whether it was Markov to Souray, Markov to Streit or Markov to Subban. Yes Markov was the X factor but the forwards moved around to open the lanes for a one-timer. This isn’t happening.

Habs also don’t have a highly skilled & powerful half board player like Kovalev - IF Slaf can grow into that role the PP will be unstoppable w he, Hutson & Caufield

 

[WeThreeKings]

Habs also don’t have a highly skilled & powerful half board player like Kovalev - IF Slaf can grow into that role the PP will be unstoppable w he, Hutson & Caufield

It'll be Demidov, provided Rottenberg doesn't destroy his love for the game by then.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Good start after a scary 0 for 30 pre-season.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Good start after a scary 0 for 30 pre-season.

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Preseason means nothing, and every year we go through this again.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Preseason means nothing, and every year we go through this again.

It helped they put Caufield back in his right spot.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Preseason means nothing, and every year we go through this again.

My bad

*Good strat after a 0 for 30 pre-season and 3 straight years with a bottom 5 PP (17.5, 16, 13.7)

 

[ahmedou]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1847011065571561659

 

[Bombshell11]

Theres a guy in Laval who could fix this powerplay, 2 minutes at a time

 

[Habssince89]

23.2% PP - 9th in the NHL. I hope we're finally turning the corner.

 

[OldCraig71]

In 16 games we have 3 goals from our defense, two of which came from guys not currently in the lineup. I posted this in the pp thread because it is very relevant to this discussion. We do not have a dangerous shot option from the point on the pp. Yikes.

 

[JianYang]

In 16 games we have 3 goals from our defense, two of which came from guys not currently in the lineup. I posted this in the pp thread because it is very relevant to this discussion. We do not have a dangerous shot option from the point on the pp. Yikes.

Correct me if Im wrong, but weren't the Habs one of the leading team for goals by dmen last year for a significant period of time?

Likely, the truth is that they can expect the defense to pot goals more regularly as we move forward.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

In 16 games we have 3 goals from our defense, two of which came from guys not currently in the lineup. I posted this in the pp thread because it is very relevant to this discussion. We do not have a dangerous shot option from the point on the pp. Yikes.

Are our defenseman making a lot of shooting attempts though?

 

[OldCraig71]

Correct me if Im wrong, but weren't the Habs one of the leading team for goals by dmen last year for a significant period of time?

Likely, the truth is that they can expect the defense to pot goals more regularly as we move forward.

A rough estimate gave us 40-45 goals from the backend last season and yes, it was mentioned multiple times. @Le Barron de HF We don't seem to be getting shots through from the point like we did last year. We have 13 ppg's, all from forwards.

 

[417]

In 16 games we have 3 goals from our defense, two of which came from guys not currently in the lineup. I posted this in the pp thread because it is very relevant to this discussion. We do not have a dangerous shot option from the point on the pp. Yikes.

That's why i'm not convinced things would change all that much with Hutson...perhaps it would from a puck distribution perspective.

But the biggest problem will still be that the 1st wave only has 1 willing/capable shooter.

When Laine comes back, i'd like to see Laine play the left half wall spot, Cole play the bumper, Suzuki play the right wall spot, then you can have Hutson play the puck distributor at the top of the umbrella.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Matheson had 5 PP goals last season, but mostly in the 1st half of the season. Kovy had 1. That’s it, I believe.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Matheson hasn't seen a shin pad he didn't want to hit.

Hutson gets his shot through and looks for tips.

Hutson would improve that aspect tremendously.