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Beddy Tlueger
- May 22, 2015
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Philly has to take advantage of Hornqvist being out..doubt he misses two games.
Our PP will probably be useless now.
Our PP will probably be useless now.
Philly has to take advantage of Hornqvist being out..doubt he misses two games.
Our PP will probably be useless now.
With Hornqvist, the Pens' Power Play is well north of 30%.
Without him, it is well south of 20%.
That's a big loss.
ZAR isnt Horny, but I felt he did an okay job. Sometimes I believe Guentz gets the nod to sit at X
I meant over the course of the year, not just in playoffs. Or is that what you are saying?It's 28% with Hornqvist.
Hmm. I think Couturier is a bigger loss to a depth-starved Flyers team than Hornqvist to the Pens, but we'll see if he's actually out. Both of them, actually. For all I know Sullivan could be playing and Hornqvist could be coaching.
That’s a nice and heavy line up. You’d have to watch the game on fastward to accommodate his sloth like motions.So if Couts is out, I'm thinking we'll see something like
Lehtera-Lehtera-Lehtera
Lehtera-Lehtera-Lehtera
Lehtera-Lehtera-Lehtera
Penguins power play this year with Hornqvist:
64-for-229 (27.9%)
Penguins power play this year without Hornqvist:
4-for-31 (12.9%)
That's a big loss.
ZAR isnt Horny
I meant over the course of the year, not just in playoffs. Or is that what you are saying?
In the 12 games that Hornqvist missed this season, the Pens failed to score a PP goal in 8 of them. And in the other 4 games they scored 1 each.34 PP's is a pretty small sample size. I am sure a PP with Crosby, Malkin, Letang and Kessel would still be very effective even without Hornqvist as long as someone competent takes his spot.
The problem is the Pens have nobody on the roster who can plant themselves in front of the net and disrupt the goalie like Hornqvist can/does. He has a very specific role on the PP that nobody else on the team has the same courage/balls/strength/skill to perform. I'm guessing Brassard and/or Guentzel will take his place, but they aren't the same kind of players.34 PP's is a pretty small sample size. I am sure a PP with Crosby, Malkin, Letang and Kessel would still be very effective even without Hornqvist as long as someone competent takes his spot.
Pens always win when a player is out for a game, this won't be any different.
Penguins power play this year with Hornqvist:
64-for-229 (27.9%)
Penguins power play this year without Hornqvist:
4-for-31 (12.9%)
That's a big loss.
Crosby can, he just doesn't do it much in the regular season to avoid injury.The problem is the Pens have nobody on the roster who can plant themselves in front of the net and disrupt the goalie like Hornqvist can/does. He has a very specific role on the PP that nobody else on the team has the same courage/balls/strength/skill to perform. I'm guessing Brassard and/or Guentzel will take his place, but they aren't the same kind of players.
What I would do is put Schultz in his place and go with 2 d-men. Then have Geno and Kessel play down low more. Schultz's cannon is a weapon... and having him in there gives Letang more freedom to not have to play the center-point as much.
Just my opinion .....
Not sure if this is old news, new news, or a bit of both. Went up less than 20 minutes ago.
Giroux's comment is why I added it. And the video. Looked really painful though.
jesus.