Quoting: tom
agree on Car not likely being a trade partner...which is a shame, because I do think it could be a good fit for all involved. Isn't Recchi running the PP or is that shared? I know he did last year as well, but yeah they are dumping the puck in, as opposed to carrying it in with speed as in the past. I'm not seeing that reverse pass going into the NZ with speed as much either. When they were running full steam ahead, that's what they did. Why make that change...unless they felt the need to eliminate those SH opportunities...which IMO wasn't the reason for the SH opportunities, but whatever....I don't remember every chance they gave away last year, but I feel like the D to D pass in the OZ was getting picked off, which created a breakaway in the other direction...
Yeah they play their blue line different this year than last. They stay back more on the 5v5. On the power play they play a forward high which is different. But that is once they are set up.
Their biggest issues is getting possession of the puck and keeping it in on the PP. It's like even when they get in there, they get one shot and it's sent out.
But there are games they get 1 shot on a pp and that's not right because they have no possession. Which is infuriating.
There needs to be some coaching changes to fit it. There is no way a PP with Malkin, Crosby, Jake, and Letang shouldn't score. It's not the players. It's the coaching and the game plan.
But Sullivan would have to admit he's wrong for that to happen, which seems like in his head is never the case. But there is way to much talent there for it to be the players.
My honest feeling is they need to let Malkin sit in the circle area and shoot. He's got a great slap shot. They should Mimic what WSH does for Ov. Put 4 guys on one side of the ice, and shift the defense over. Then pass it over to Malkin for a 1 timer. It's effective and after awhile it opens up space for everyone else.
But that makes to much sense, we need to keep dumping the puck in so it can be sent back down the ice after 10 seconds.