We don't need to change personnel on the PP. We need a new system. The best chances we had on the PP last night was when the puck got worked down low. It's hilarious how easy it would be to defend our PP. Apply pressure to the puck carrier on the wall, Have your stick in the lane going back to the point, because we refuse to throw the puck down in the corner. Largely because no one goes there when pressure is applied. Forces our wall guys to make a backhand sauce to the point over a stick in the lane, or a no look pass to the bumper who is tightly checked. so f***ing predictable. Even if we do get a shot off, the rebounds have never bounced in our favor. Far more predictable to control the puck vs. trying to get a goal off of a rebound. Ask yourself how many goals EDM, or WASH or any high powered PP generate off of rebounds? not many. And that is certainly not the focal point of their PP plan. Any rebound goal they generate on the PP is a byproduct of good puck movement and getting PK'ers out of position. As for the entry, The drop back pass can look dumb when it doesn't work, but it has not really been the issue. It's the easy thing to point out as it looks goofy when it blows up. Its been decently effective. I will agree, it doesn't need to happen every entry though. Where we often lose possession on entry is at the blue line after the drop pass. Guy receiving the drop either wheels in the zone on his own or does a give and go with the wingers on the wall at the blue. That give and go has been sloppy, and resulted in the majority of our failed zone entries. But overall our entries have been ok. We almost always set up no problem. We just turn the puck over way too easily when set up. Because of our predictable as hell umbrella system
