- Aug 13, 2020
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Why don’t more wingers cheat up the ice to create breakaway chances? Power plays only convert about what, 20% of the time? And in those cases, it's a teams most talented offensive players approaching play with a scoring mindset. A skilled player’s breakaway success rate should be higher. The reward seems worth the defensive risk. Should a bottom dwelling team take a chance on a cheap, high talent AHL superstar and employ this kind of tactic?