Ongoing Powerplay Discussion

[piqued]

Got to find a way to get Duchene on the top unit. The whole seniority thing needs to go out the window. Get your best players together and figure it out before the playoffs. Between Duchene and Hintz they can manage winning a faceoff.

 

[Troy McClure]

Got to find a way to get Duchene on the top unit. The whole seniority thing needs to go out the window. Get your best players together and figure it out before the playoffs. Between Duchene and Hintz they can manage winning a faceoff.

Swap Duchene for Benn and Harley for Miro.

 

[piqued]

Ah, it's my favorite thread.

Still waiting on putting Duchene on the top unit. And Harley to top unit. Any day now.

It won't show as a PP goal, but the lone goal yesterday was from.... you guessed it... Harley getting the point shot through the first layer of PKer.

Also we could talk about how we have possibly the deepest forward group in our salary cap era yet somehow have arguably 3 forwards taking shifts on the powerplay who shouldn't be there at all (Dadonov, Marchment, Benn)

The problem goes beyond Xs and Os -- it's a fundamental misunderstanding of how to build units in the first place, coupled with a slavish dedication to giving veterans and players with seniority all of the looks.

 

[Kcb12345]

Ah, it's my favorite thread.

Still waiting on putting Duchene on the top unit. And Harley to top unit. Any day now.

It won't show as a PP goal, but the lone goal yesterday was from.... you guessed it... Harley getting the point shot through the first layer of PKer.

Also we could talk about how we have possibly the deepest forward group in our salary cap era yet somehow have arguably 3 forwards taking shifts on the powerplay who shouldn't be there at all (Dadonov, Marchment, Benn)

The problem goes beyond Xs and Os -- it's a fundamental misunderstanding of how to build units in the first place, coupled with a slavish dedication to giving veterans and players with seniority all of the looks.

It's especially frustrating considering zone entries really haven't been the main issue this year. We have guys who can enter the zone now, but once they're inside they look like they have no plan or strategy whatsoever

 

[piqued]

The kids are basically free zone entries because they can actually control the puck.

The reason I call out the group of Dadonov/Marchment/Benn is because they bleed possession when they're already set up in the zone and the PKers know it and who to target with pressure. Benn at least counteracts that by winning faceoffs.