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Progress last night and not just because they scored a couple. They actually tried different concepts and shifted the center of gravity lower, it wasn't just the Pavelski powerplay.
Ongoing Powerplay Discussion
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I want to highlight a problem I see that's also causing a lot of the frustration with Robertson.
This is about zone entries and how other teams have pre-scouted the Stars. Bear with my crude drawings plz
So a lot of the time this is Stankoven, or Duchene, or Johnston as the puck carrier. Which is fine for the most part. But then they usually opt to drop to Robertson on the wall who has just entered the zone. Wouldn't normally be a problem but other teams know that this is the Stars' vulnerability.
Typically he gets double-teamed with extreme PK aggressiveness and is either slow to move the puck or is just looking for Miro trying to dance along the line with limited space. He can't or won't move his feet which eliminates the possibility that he might spin back down the boards and punish that aggressiveness by making a play down low.
I'm not sure what the solution is other than hiding him initially on the weak side that the puck carrier isn't going to and only bringing him into the play once possession is established. But there needs to be an adjustment.
This is about zone entries and how other teams have pre-scouted the Stars. Bear with my crude drawings plz
So a lot of the time this is Stankoven, or Duchene, or Johnston as the puck carrier. Which is fine for the most part. But then they usually opt to drop to Robertson on the wall who has just entered the zone. Wouldn't normally be a problem but other teams know that this is the Stars' vulnerability.
Typically he gets double-teamed with extreme PK aggressiveness and is either slow to move the puck or is just looking for Miro trying to dance along the line with limited space. He can't or won't move his feet which eliminates the possibility that he might spin back down the boards and punish that aggressiveness by making a play down low.
I'm not sure what the solution is other than hiding him initially on the weak side that the puck carrier isn't going to and only bringing him into the play once possession is established. But there needs to be an adjustment.
Troy McClure
Should’ve drafted Makar
It will get fixed next training camp when they are allowed to change things about the PP. Real shame the CBA prohibits changing your PP in season.
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The funny thing is injury/availability/sickness actually eventually forced them into what I think are better personnel
Bourque and Nils should be regular parts of the PP in some capacity.... that's why you acquired the players in the first place (and then steadfastly refused to use their strengths)
Bourque and Nils should be regular parts of the PP in some capacity.... that's why you acquired the players in the first place (and then steadfastly refused to use their strengths)
Troy McClure
Should’ve drafted Makar
But you know next game they're going right back to the same five playing the first 1:20 of each PP.
Benn, Robertson, and Miro need to be demoted from the PP. They're giving the team nothing.
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He's the only guy I've seen show some real offensive authority on the powerplay this season.
