JetsFan815
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What is the problem with Winnipeg's penalty kill?
A couple of graphs from the article illustrating how bad the Jets PK is:
Not sure how much of these Athletic articles we can copy paste as fair use but this was his conclusion which sums up the article:
I agree with the article. PK problems are systemic and cannot be fixed by players being practiced to "play faster". Imo as bad as the results of the PK have been, they deserve to be even worse! As soon as the goaltending goes from "godly" to "just good", this PK becomes a sub .700 PK.
A couple of graphs from the article illustrating how bad the Jets PK is:
Not sure how much of these Athletic articles we can copy paste as fair use but this was his conclusion which sums up the article:
When you watch 51 penalty kills back to back, you find patterns. Based on the lanes Winnipeg fills time and time again, I believe that all four Jets players were doing exactly what was asked of them on this play. In theory, each Stars shooter had somebody in his way. In practice, it only took two passes – from Klingberg to Radulov and from Radulov back to Klingberg – to open up a shooting lane. As Klingberg shot, it didn’t matter that he was the furthest Star to the net. He had an open lane and a man in front who was open by design.
To me, the philosophy behind this formation is clear: Winnipeg is happy to concede shot quantity in the name of preventing quality chances. In theory, it’s a calculated risk.
In practice, the Jets are getting pillaged in terms of quantity and quality.
If the Jets are going to have any success killing penalties this season, they’re going to have to either greatly reduce the number of free shots they allow or start doing a miraculously better job of clearing the inevitable rebounds they give up. Given the system they have in place, I’m not optimistic. And, if you’ll pardon the concussion pun, it’s giving me a headache.
I agree with the article. PK problems are systemic and cannot be fixed by players being practiced to "play faster". Imo as bad as the results of the PK have been, they deserve to be even worse! As soon as the goaltending goes from "godly" to "just good", this PK becomes a sub .700 PK.