League Leading Wild 26th in PK %
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They’ve changed their ok like 10 times the last 2 years and nothing has worked. At the end of the day it’s execution. Look at the goal last night. Trenyin just standing right next to bogosian rather than getting up to the point to front the shot.
I think it’s time for the Trenin experiment to be over. Waive him and then send him down. He’s f***ing terrible and completely useless. Any player in the ahl can provide whatever it is that he does
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I think this, but only intermittently, so as not to be predictable.
Nothing has changed based on what I can see. They are not as aggressive as they were when they were flat awful but still not acceptable.
They have a fundamental issue that hasn’t changed throughout several coaching staffs. Once the play goes up top, the two forwards stay in the lane to the net and leave the triggers on either side with too much space and time. That distributor up top can then wait until they fill the lane and move the puck to either trigger. From there, everything breaks down.
Forward that was filling the lane, plays a trail position causing back pressure on the trigger, taking away the QB up top and the bumper in theory. The defenseman needs to dive up to the trigger hopefully taking away the shot and the net front player. Other defender sags down to take the net front player as well. That’s how it is supposed to happen in theory based on what I can see.
The issue is that generally the triggers on each team are some of the best players in the league and not who you want to give open looks to. They are elite shooters and creators and you’re asking for trouble with the collapsing to take away options and attempting to block the shot. It also creates a ton of movement and scrambling which leads to players being out of position.
Quick work sketch of what opposing teams work the Wild into, their options, and the movement from the Wild players that have to happen. Once the PK is in this position, it seems like a goal is mostly assured over the last several years.
They have a fundamental issue that hasn’t changed throughout several coaching staffs. Once the play goes up top, the two forwards stay in the lane to the net and leave the triggers on either side with too much space and time. That distributor up top can then wait until they fill the lane and move the puck to either trigger. From there, everything breaks down.
Forward that was filling the lane, plays a trail position causing back pressure on the trigger, taking away the QB up top and the bumper in theory. The defenseman needs to dive up to the trigger hopefully taking away the shot and the net front player. Other defender sags down to take the net front player as well. That’s how it is supposed to happen in theory based on what I can see.
The issue is that generally the triggers on each team are some of the best players in the league and not who you want to give open looks to. They are elite shooters and creators and you’re asking for trouble with the collapsing to take away options and attempting to block the shot. It also creates a ton of movement and scrambling which leads to players being out of position.
Quick work sketch of what opposing teams work the Wild into, their options, and the movement from the Wild players that have to happen. Once the PK is in this position, it seems like a goal is mostly assured over the last several years.
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I doubt Guerin is involved in how they run the PK.
Trenin was pitched as a PK specialist, so it's likely he at least tried to address the problem.
