Line Combos: 2024-2025 Powerplay Discussion

rve24

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Should be a mainstay for the first shooter of a shootout, right between the circle, head high, give em something to think about.
Bobby Hull would lol

Mailloux has a great shot n will help PP2 once he earns a FT spot. Laine should help, Hutsons development will help. It's improved this year. Trending the right way with more on the horizon.
 

CHwest

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Bobby Hull would lol

Mailloux has a great shot n will help PP2 once he earns a FT spot. Laine should help, Hutsons development will help. It's improved this year. Trending the right way with more on the horizon.
 

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Show me the numbers. PK and Markov were dynamite
They only had 1 year where they played together and had a top 5 PP (5th highest in 2012-13) and it was the short 48 game season.

Outside of that short year, between, 2010 and 2016, the years Markov and Subban played together, they never had a PP rank higher than 19th.

In 2010-11 the Habs did finish 7th in the NHL on the PP but Markov only played 7 games.

On the PP…Markov + Souray >>> Markov + Subban.
 

Habssince89

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They only had 1 year where they played together and had a top 5 PP (5th highest in 2012-13) and it was the short 48 game season.

Outside of that short year, between, 2010 and 2016, the years Markov and Subban played together, they never had a PP rank higher than 19th.

In 2010-11 the Habs did finish 7th in the NHL on the PP but Markov only played 7 games.

On the PP…Markov + Souray >>> Markov + Subban.
I honestly find that hard to believe because you're not accounting for the other elements to the souray era powerplay. Markov/Subban I remember being a force but having zero help. It was just them walking the blueline. Either way Markov was an elite player.
 

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I honestly find that hard to believe because you're not accounting for the other elements to the souray era powerplay. Markov/Subban I remember being a force but having zero help. It was just them walking the blueline. Either way Markov was an elite player.
Not sure what you find hard to believe, I'm providing you with facts, feel free to fact check if you're still unsure.

You said they were dynamic together on the PP, they were not. That's not me making it up, they just weren't that good together on PP, certainly not as good as Markov/Souray were (albeit for a shorter sample). The Habs PP was 10th, 5th and 1st in 3 consecutive years with both Markov/Souray on the point (Kovalev also a factor obviously).

I remember Markov and Subban being much better at even strength and that's probably where you might be mixing things up.

I do agree though, Markov was an elite player…my favourite player on the Habs during those years and probably in my top 5 favorite Habs players all time.
 

Adriatic

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Markov/Souray, Markov/Streit, Markov/Bergeron, and Markov/Wyz were all great power plays. Unfortunately we don't have anybody that shoot the puck like those duos had. Souray, Streit, Bergeron and Wyz all had absolute canons. Then you add Kovalev on the half boards and those pp's were lethal.
 

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