I wouldn't call what they ask Scheifele to do is bumper. His shooting position is lower and wider than Connor's, but that is what he is asked to do. I just checked the PP heat maps and there is a secondary heat area where Scheifele shots from. Actually is just more effecient with his shots. The primary heat area is Connor, but it is also any other player opposite to Morrisey who slides into that position as he QBs from the left point.
Me and a buddy sat 1 late nite and draw up this plan.
He might be shooting from different places as he was positioned in the slot for awhile and he shot from there as well. My point stays the same. He is asked to be a shooter not a QB. The same as Connor. Morrissey is the QB always and on every PP. Morrissey is 3rd in the league with PP assists with 24 because everything goes through him while everyone else is pretty much stationary. It’s fine not to like the design I don’t really either but that is the coach’s design and the players are doing what has been designed.
Would the game gone to OT without the puck deflecting off Wheeler's stick right to Hertl with 10 seconds left? No, it would be a 2-1 final.
The sad story of the Jets. Some how they always make every mediocre goaltender look like Hasek. The puck just hits them as they flail around.
I'm not even worried about the Flames, the Preds are the team that has me clenching.
Yeah I think he's been playing much better the past few games, getting back to his early season play.
Dubois has had a great season and is obviously been hurt the past few.
Dubois was great for most of the year, but he hasn't done alot for a while now. If it's because of injury we should rest him until he's a little better .
Well, he was out for a couple of games, it's unrealistic to expect a player to come back and immediately dominate. I don't know what his injury is so not sure if it's one of those nagging things that won't fully heal until he gets substantial rest. The Jets can ill afford to have key players out for several games.
Honestly from just a hockey fans point of view i think both Scheifele and Connor are set up too close to the boards, they should move in a bit . We have too much talent to be going 0 for 6 on the PP , i hope the coaches try something different soon.
SHOOT THE MOTHER f***ING PUCK! I guarantee if you rotate the PP a bit and pull the guys on the hash marks up and start firing the puck from the point, you are going to get screen goals, tip ins and rebounds. Now, the PK has to respect the point shot and it pulls the PK apart, which opens up the seams and better 1T passes.
Those things too! What happened to that aggressive walk to the net front from the side? or that bumper pass from that area? You need to be able to have several plays at your disposal and use them all - otherwise the PK can just sit back and protect the middle of the ice.
ya when you watch good team's PPs it makes our look slow as molases. Even the zone entries are extremely slow. The only time we ever got setup was when Ehlers carried it full speed and dropped it to our D inside the line or dumped it. Somehow KFC has no speed anymore either.
