McDrai
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You mean we aren't already?
I'd say we are bad on faceoffs
But without Belanger we will be atrocious. I'm talking 30% on faceoffs
You mean we aren't already?
No...Now we have an opportunity to reasses our line combonations.
This is what we need to see to achieved more balanced scoring.
1st line Hall-Nuge-Eberle
2nd line MPS-Gagner-Yakupov
3rd line Smyth-Horcoff-Hemsky
4th line Petrell-Lander-Hartikainen
Ideally will take our 1st shot early in the o-zone and then go for the rebound second shots , last game we were taking our first shots from mid-o-zone and werent in sync to get to the second shots--- this was because we were executing sucessfull o-zone transitions that put us in the mid-zone area when the first good shot opportunity arose. We can still come into the zone the way we are doing but we need to drop the puck high at the blueline for someone to shoot from there quickly, the quick first shot and follow up for the second shot premise is based on the momentum and positions of the entire line on the o-zone entry and the timing, if we wait to long to take that 1st shot we lose more than we gain, if we are midzone when we get our opportunity we need to greenlight the rush right to the net, the first shot followup is catalysed by a fast perimeter shot not a midrange opportunity as those need to be rushed straight to the net, this is why we have players with good hands so they can work in close from that midrange area.
I think if we use lines as I illustrated and MPS is on the 2nd with Hemmer on the 3rd we will see an offensive 5 on 5 explosion that has just been bubbeling under the surface of our game so far this year.
MPS/RNH/Eberle
Hall/Horcoff/Yakupov
Harti/Gagner/Hemsky
3 scoring lines. 2 scoring threats on each line
I'd maybe look at this
Hall Gagner Eberle
Smyth RNH Yakupov - Smyth can take the faceoffs
Harti Horcoff Hemsky
MPS Lander Petrell
This spreads out the offense a little more. Hemsky + Harti seem to have some chemistry too.
Smyth played well with Seguin at the Spengler, moving him into a more offensive role may get his spirits up and he can be bring some defensive responsibility and cycle work to RNH + Yak.
Loktionov is available...
I'd maybe look at this
Hall Gagner Eberle
Smyth RNH Yakupov - Smyth can take the faceoffs
Harti Horcoff Hemsky
MPS Lander Petrell
This spreads out the offense a little more. Hemsky + Harti seem to have some chemistry too.
Smyth played well with Seguin at the Spengler, moving him into a more offensive role may get his spirits up and he can be bring some defensive responsibility and cycle work to RNH + Yak.
Please.... sign Dainius Zubrus. Big, physical with some offensive upside and very consistent. Perfect checkling line center for this team.
Please.... sign Dainius Zubrus. Big, physical with some offensive upside and very consistent. Perfect checkling line center for this team.
He's not healthy enough
Seriously? Smyth 2nd line=
I'd put him with Yakupov in a second. He was Ovy's C back in Washington in his rookie year
I'd rather just play Lander