GDT #21: Pens @ Preds
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:23 am
Whenever corey perry pulls out of bedards mom he's available to take up some space in front
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you forgot to add, "just kidding!"Whenever corey perry pulls out of bedards mom he's available to take up some space in front
Yeah, it's a really good question. And it's tricky, right? Because there is so much talent.mikey, just from watching the PP, do you think they need more structure or maybe less of it? Is Geno carrying the puck this much by design? I don't know, I figured EK would be more of a presence on the PP. In fact, I thought he'd be THE MAN on the PP. To me it looks like none of these guys is sure of what exactly their role is or where they're supposed to be. It looks more like short track skating than a PP tbh.
I freaked the **** out last night at this...good stuff, mikey
It's funny that you posted that still as it's the exact moment I was yelling at the tv.
This - unfortunately - is what a lot of people's "dream" power play looks like...stand around and shoot. It's umbrella, it's simple, it's "shoooooooottt" friendly. It stinks, especially with this group.How much would adding a shooter improve the current power play? I know it's hard to weigh such things, and players like that can be a premium. I just don't see a path forward with this current roster unless they acquire one.
I don't think the players want this. I'm sure someone who reads/listens to postgame quotes can point to some of their comments...I think, too, that those power play units with Kessel were so successful because of the Hornqvist factor.
Another question I have is, how much of the disconnect is coming because the players actually want to run the power play this way and they believe it will actually start to work if they stick with it? Or, are they frustrated and want the configuration to change? Trottier mentioned last week that the current power play setup is not putting any of the players on it in the best position for them to succeed. With regard to Mikey's post above, I think Trots may have been alluding to the exact same thing. That guy made a living on the power play, and he can see it.
maybe not 10, but a PPG last night is one more point, and one at the end of that stupid Ducks game is 2 more points. So I'm sure there are a couple other one goal games where a PPG makes a difference10 more points? They're 5 converted power plays away from being middle of the pack. That's a lot, but 10 more points literally means each one of those 5 conversions resulted in turning a game that we lost into a game that we won..
You think going from 12% to 21% on the PP turns this team from 10-10-1 to 15-5-1 ?