Good to hear. Thats why I hate that Jarmo underrate the AHL for the kids. These are oppurtunities he wouldnt get at the NHL level for some time.
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Good to hear. Thats why I hate that Jarmo underrate the AHL for the kids. These are oppurtunities he wouldnt get at the NHL level for some time.
That's true but I've always thought that was generally the case among good powerplays around the league.
The players know what they're trying to execute and half the time all coaches do is get in the way.
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So basically Letestu just gets in the way on the PP. He wasn't a bad PP guy when he played, as I am sure some coaches also may have been. Do they just forget what they know when they become a coach? He said Marchenko's play worked twice. The monsters have 10 PP goals in 38 attempts. I am guessing it didn't work plenty of times also. If it is the play I am thinking of that I have seen him score off of a couple times, I have seen that same play not work. If the players on the PP on Columbus know what they are trying to execute, they are doing a very bad job of it.
So, just to be correct on this, if it's a good PP, it's the players, if it's bad, it's the coaching. Then they should just do away with coaching altogether. They obviously haven't been around the game enough to know how a proper PP should work.
I'll just say that is not an accurate summary of my thoughts, no.
It’s ALL about execution. Sure, most NHL players are more “creative” or “skilled” than most coaches from their playing time.
BUT, these coaches are WAY more “intelligent” on average than all these players. Its fascinating to me when guys are out there making terrible decisions with the puck, or completely blowing defensive coverage, and then people want to BLAME the coach, as if that’s what Torts/Larsen (or any coach) has WANTED them to do.
It doesn’t matter what the hell is “orchestrated” on the ice, if your players can’t make plays. And, while there ARE some set plays, let’s not act like hockey isn’t full of continuous movement where player adaptations are needed on the ice. This isn’t basketball or football, where there is (a focus on) “limited” set plays, or where coaches have “control” in an overly “structured” play calling type mindset.
I assume coaches decide PP lineups, and "default positions" for the players on ice that are subject to fluctuate in the middle of action. Werenski's "position" for example has been on the top of umbrella but it doesn't mean he's obligated to stand in there all the time.
Players can voice their opinion on positions and everything else that goes into the planning of PP but it is clear that they have less authority. JG could suggest that they'd rather have Blankenburg operating on the point than Werenski but he knows he can't say it. It's on coaches to notice which player combinations seem to be best at executing different type of plays and do adjustments to lineups accordingly.
This "Marchy" story reminds me of the beginning of last season when Bjorkstrand allegedly said Voracek had taught them a lot of PP details no one in the org had told them before.
And if coaches choose wrong players to perform plays.
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Sleepwalking through the first half of the game, Monsters score 3 in 5 minutes. Angle with 2, Meyer with the 3rd goal. Jiricek with an assist. Tarasov with 21 saves on 23 shots. 3-2 Monsters.
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Tarasov 30 saves on 32 shots. Monsters solve the empty net problem with a goal on the PK.
Looks like the Monsters are playing wit 16 skaters (5D) tonight, because of the call-ups. 
1-1 right now.
1-1 right now.Monsters win 6-5 in OT. They trailed three different times. Way to pull that one out while missing so many guys.
Marchenko with 2 goals tonight. With 8 goals he’s tied for 2nd in goal scoring and he also leads all rookies in points with 14
By the way, has arrived
- Jiricek once again eligible to play for the Monsters
- Luoto now healthy
- LeBlanc called up from Kalamazoo
has arrived- Jiricek once again eligible to play for the Monsters
- Luoto now healthy
- LeBlanc called up from Kalamazoo
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Fonstad and Luoto with goals for what's left of the Monsters. Tied 2-2 halfway through the first. No Marchenko tonight.
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Cool, it’s like the All-Star Game came early this year.
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7-3 now. Jiricek with 2 goals. Knazko with 5 (five) assists. 
The PK may suck, but the powerplay is churning. 5 for 6 tonight.
The PK may suck, but the powerplay is churning. 5 for 6 tonight.
And now it's 7-3. TFW and Knazko both having 5 point nights.
Can't wait to see all PP goals.
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