one has to realize that Bykov is incompetent
in fact, if you watch all those powerplays, especially towards the end of the game, you can clearly see that the coach didn't make any adjustments in the positionning of his forwards on the PP
all I saw, is 5 players on the perimeter passing the puck, along the boards, and that's all.
I mean, anyone who understands hockey can see that the Russian powerplay is struggling big time against a large box. so anyone would understand that you have to put someone in the middle, like a forward at the top of the crease maybe.
but no, Bykov sticks to his plan.
he's got Malkin and Kovalchuk and Frolov circling around fruitlessly, and apparently, he likes it.
that was PATHETIC. and this word isn't strong enough.