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pcm wrote:What is the coaching staff missing here?
Senka wrote:Im the biggest Paul Martin neigh-sayer... and I got high hopes for him this season. Im willing to give him a chance before I scream at my tv.
netwolf wrote:I think part of the power play angst comes from thinking last year was the exception. Last years top 5 finish was the only time Bylsma's had one that finished higher than 19th. The two big differences for that unit were Steve Sullivan and the emergence of James Neal, and Sullivan is gone. It's easy to say that 87 is back, so that should mitigate Sullivan's absence, but 87 and 71 have played power together whenever both have been healthy, and results have been mixed at best.
farnham16 wrote:netwolf wrote:I think part of the power play angst comes from thinking last year was the exception. Last years top 5 finish was the only time Bylsma's had one that finished higher than 19th. The two big differences for that unit were Steve Sullivan and the emergence of James Neal, and Sullivan is gone. It's easy to say that 87 is back, so that should mitigate Sullivan's absence, but 87 and 71 have played power together whenever both have been healthy, and results have been mixed at best.
Yes. And the Pens PP in the post season under DB has been very questionable. More evidence to the belief that Bylsma strong suit isn't making adjustments.
shmenguin wrote:this arrangement with sid and geno on the same unit and letang as the only point man ended up being very successful last season. there's no reason to think we won't be back in the top 5 with that setup. I really wouldn't be surprised if we had the best % in the league.
the only concern i have is our ability to not give up short handed goals.
pcm wrote:The first unit is out here for 80% of the time because our 2nd unit is worthless. It's even more worthless without Staal, if that's possible. The best power plays in the league the past few years simply rolled 2 units. And rolled over the opposition.
First man off can always be subbed by Malkin or Crosby, so maybe you overlap a possesion with both of them on the ice. Keep Letang-NIskanen out there as long as possible. Sub in Despres-Martin for the last 20 seconds. Rotate which unit (Crosby or Malkin) goes on for the first minute so there's no competition.
Defence21 wrote:pcm wrote:The first unit is out here for 80% of the time because our 2nd unit is worthless. It's even more worthless without Staal, if that's possible. The best power plays in the league the past few years simply rolled 2 units. And rolled over the opposition.
First man off can always be subbed by Malkin or Crosby, so maybe you overlap a possesion with both of them on the ice. Keep Letang-NIskanen out there as long as possible. Sub in Despres-Martin for the last 20 seconds. Rotate which unit (Crosby or Malkin) goes on for the first minute so there's no competition.
This doesn't make any sense. You'd rather keep Letang and Niskanen on the ice as long as possible than keep Crosby and Malkin on the ice as long as possible. I understand the thought that splitting the two makes for two quality units, but who's to say there's even an opportunity for a line change? Then you've got one of the top two players in the world riding the pine.
sil wrote:There are two huge problems that continue to come up when a team uses only one real PP squad. (1) Said squad cannot maintain any real pressure or cohesion for a full 2-minutes...as well conditioned as they players are, that is just way too much...especially if we have a night where we get a lot of calls. (2) We're basically an inept team for the 2-3 minutes following every PP oppertunity when we skate our best forwards and best defender for 2 minutes straight.
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