Leafs powerplay simply unacceptable given the amount of money on it

[HockeyVirus]

I don't want to hear a single person try and blame Savard before they do that. How many years now with how many different coaches, strategies, etc and the PP has been unacceptably awful every year.

The PP lost them their series last year when they went 4%. What have they shown to suggest the PP won't be a detriment in any playoff series again this year?

The thing that really is unacceptable is we have a Hart and Rocket winner, one of the best players and passers in the league, a guy who recently was top 3 in the NHL in goals, and other star talent and yet they can't even consistently gain the zone nevermind generate chances.

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[HockeyVirus]

0/3 again tonight. Just f***ing awful. Last 2 games the shorthanded team has had more scoring chances

 

[Skullz]

Brutal. Rielly is dreadful on it, but he is not the sole problem. Was a lot better under Boucher. Whatever we are doing it is not working.

 

[Racer88]

It is crazy how crappy they are on the PP. Berube need to start sitting members of the core in the stands for a game or two or start bag skating them till they puke.
It’s time for him to try and take control back from this core group

 

[weems]

And it's been a total dud the last three playoffs.

 

[Amadeus]

Yeah its been abysmal to say the least. No real excuse really!

 

[Gary Nylund]

Unacceptable for the money, it's fair to say the for the team as a whole in the playoffs.

 

[57 Years No Cup]

I don't want to hear a single person try and blame Savard before they do that. How many years now with how many different coaches, strategies, etc and the PP has been unacceptably awful every year.

The PP lost them their series last year when they went 4%. What have they shown to suggest the PP won't be a detriment in any playoff series again this year?

The thing that really is unacceptable is we have a Hart and Rocket winner, one of the best players and passers in the league, a guy who recently was top 3 in the NHL in goals, and other star talent and yet they can't even consistently gain the zone nevermind generate chances.

And none of them want to get dirty to score.

 

[hullsy47]

0/3 again tonight. Just f***ing awful. Last 2 games the shorthanded team has had more scoring chances

No urgency this team needs a stud defenceman

 

[TonsofPuppies]

The biggest issue with this team's PP is simple. They lack a shot from the point. There is literally no threat from the blue line, which means every team can play man-on-man defense against the Leafs forwards and allow Rielly to skate along the blue line harmlessly for 2 minutes.

How do you guys think that players like Steven Stamkos and OV always had open shots to score? Why could no one ever stop them even though everyone knew that's where the puck was going? Because of Hedman in Tampa and Carlson in Washington. Toronto has no such comparable and thus Matthews one timer almost never gets utilized.