GDT: Game 4: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens 10/17/22- 7:00pm EST SNE, RDS, TSN 690- Jeff's Return

[Milhouse40]

Is it that they really don’t have the PP assets? Is it bad coaching? This has been going on for a while.

I've been saying the same thing for the past 4 years about this PP.
If you don't get a quarterback on the PP to run it, it won't work....

It's not Burrows or Muller or St-Louis.....almost every team has their D to run and control the PP, we don't.
We never had one since Markov left, we had good secondary like Weber/Subban/Petry but if you don't have that top guy running the blue line like Fox, Makar, Reilly or Krug on the PP, it's impossible to have a good powerplay

 

[lamp9post]

They do have the assets, it's just that they are not properly used.

They don't have the assets. Caufield and Suzuki sure, but then what? Matheson is injured as is probably more of a 2nd wave guy on the point when healthy. Wideman? Hoffman? Anderson? Dach? Monahan? Are these guys you expect to deliver a successful powerplay relative to other teams?

 

[WeThreeKings]

They don't have the assets. Caufield and Suzuki sure, but then what? Matheson is injured as is probably more of a 2nd wave guy on the point when healthy. Wideman? Hoffman? Anderson? Dach? Monahan? Are these guys you expect to deliver a successful powerplay relative to other teams?

Dach, absolutely.

He gains the zone and is a really good playmaker.

They can put Dadonov, Gallagher, Monahan or Dvorak in the bumper.

It's the 5th piece they are lacking.

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

I haven't seen Pezz do much of anything... Not sure why people think he will be an upgrade on Hoff or Dadonov.

Pezz looks to make something happen. Even if it’s just energy. He is t Houdini like the others

 

[The Great Weal]

Wonder if Burrows will stop being stubborn and try Slaf on the PP

 

[lamp9post]

Dach, absolutely.

He gains the zone and is a really good playmaker.

They can put Dadonov, Gallagher, Monahan or Dvorak in the bumper.

It's the 5th piece they are lacking.

And as such, they don't have the assets, nor any depth on the 2nd wave.

I like the maturity and poise Dach plays with when he has the puck and is able to make crisp and decisive passes on the PP, but ultimately not enough at this point.

 

[Justin11]

They don't have the assets. Caufield and Suzuki sure, but then what? Matheson is injured as is probably more of a 2nd wave guy on the point when healthy. Wideman? Hoffman? Anderson? Dach? Monahan? Are these guys you expect to deliver a successful powerplay relative to other teams?

They do if they exploit it properly. It's true that we do not have a Markov at the QB, but the assets are there to at least make a decent 1PP unit. The second unit will be another story.

 

[Kennerback]

Wonder if Burrows will stop being stubborn and try Slaf on the PP

He played in a similar 1-3-1 with Team Slovakia as Bumper and did well. It was a NA style PP on a small ice rink and the coach was NA.

Habs never tried him as bumper, they played him down low and on the point for a very short time.

 

[habsfan891]

Slaf on the 4th pisses me off just send him to Laval ffs

 

[Justin11]

Slaf on the 4th pisses me off just send him to Laval ffs

Won't be too long.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Slaf on the 4th pisses me off just send him to Laval ffs

They are when Armia is back.

 

[habsfan891]

They do have the assets, it's just that they are not properly used.

Agreed Wideman and Anderson being stapled to pp1 while Dach is stuck on pp2 and Ghule and Harris can't even get a shift is disgusting and bordering on purposeful self sabotage

 

[Mrb1p]

The PP should clearly be
Cc-Suzuki-whoevers the best net front presence
Dach-Guhle

Its such a no brainer it hurts

 

[JianYang]

Nobody should be, its a sit back relax and enjoy the other teams talent +Suzuki/Caufield kinda year.

Other teams can go to hell.

 

[Tyson]

Watch Slaf look better tonight playing with Evans

 

[JianYang]

I've been saying the same thing for the past 4 years about this PP.
If you don't get a quarterback on the PP to run it, it won't work....

It's not Burrows or Muller or St-Louis.....almost every team has their D to run and control the PP, we don't.
We never had one since Markov left, we had good secondary like Weber/Subban/Petry but if you don't have that top guy running the blue line like Fox, Makar, Reilly or Krug on the PP, it's impossible to have a good powerplay

All those years of Markov, we usually had an upper end PP, especially pre chronically injured Markov.

Still miss Marky.

 

[le_sean]

Will organically happen once Armia’s back within the next couple of weeks, patience…

Then play him the minutes he actually deserves. He’s the only forward seemingly capable of completing high risk passes other than Suzuki.

 

[Habs]

The PP should clearly be
Cc-Suzuki-whoevers the best net front presence
Dach-Guhle

Its such a no brainer it hurts

i wonder if the coaching staff even Watched Guhle in the W.

 

[domiwroze]

To me, Guhle needs to be where Wideman is on the PP1 and its not even a discussion. His pass are as good but he add speed, puck control and most important ; a shot that needs to be respected down the middle.

You want to open the PK box and create several 2v1? Guhle is that answer.

 

[The Real Timo]

I begin to detect a theme - seems today like more and more issues come back to coaching. Is the shine coming off?

 

[Mrb1p]

I begin to detect a theme - seems today like more and more issues come back to coaching. Is the shine coming off?

St Louis isnt a great coach but really, aside from the PP, hes been doing okay.

This team sucks, thats it.

 

[McGees]

 

[chan1956]

I donno, but Burrows isn’t getting it done. Also saw enough of him last season, I’m not impressed. I’dd like to see something refreshing, like this maybe

Suzuki at the point
Caufield top left
Slafkovsky in front of net
Dach top right
Ghule

That looks real good.

 

[chan1956]

You want to give the Habs a chance? Play an energy guy on the 4th line and start holding slugs like Hoffman accountable.

MSL constantly praises Dadonov....what does he see that we don't?


Maybe you adjust the 2nd PP unit and give Slaf a shot there?

We are in bad shape when players like Wideman QB the 1st unit

I know it's early,but MSL is starting to look like Ducharme in his decisions.Flame away!

 

[MXD]

I know it's early,but MSL is starting to look like Ducharme in his decisions.Flame away!

He has instructions though, the same way Ducharme probably did too.