Letestu Needs to Be Removed From the PP

[McFlyingV]

Why don't the atleast try putting Mcdavid opposite of his usual side boards position it'd open Klefbom up for 1 timers but than again we are talking about Woodcroft who has no idea how to identify the problem with the pp.

I've wondered the same thing. Even Draisaitl has a pretty good one-timer from the right circle. Or they could you know try Puljujarvi in the regular setup like we've been begging for, but instead we get Testtube who fans or missed 95% of the one timers he takes and turns the puck over anytime he handles the puck.

 

[FunkyChicken]

Too predictable. If you get in his shooting lane to take away his one timer, there is good chance he'll cough it up trying to pass it.

 

[Samus44]

Letestu needs to be removed from the lineup, he's our worst player at evens. He can't transport the puck from dzone to ozone because he's too slow and he can't protect it to slow the play and make a pass because he's too small, so he just chips it off the glass and out. He shows glimpses of usefulness on the PP but with the current setup of having an extra guy down low most of the time as opposed to in the middle of the ice as a bumper it largely negates his skills. He's a mediocre PKer who's only real asset is winning the faceoff. It's dumb to have a guy in the lineup who at this point is just a faceoff specialist.

 

[Yablo21]

Agreed, its not just Letestu though. I know what the Oilers are trying to do every PP and I'm not studying the tape like opposing teams coaches. (ex down low pass to Lucic who centers it, hasn't even worked once). All their PP goals recently have come from scramble plays, they need to simplify and shoot more and rely on their big guys (ie Maroon, Lucic) to get rebounds or recover pucks. Instead they play keep away for 30 secs before getting one shot or turn it over. Their set plays could have a chance of working maybe if they didn't try an do it every time.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I think you meant to say, Letestu needs to be removed from the TEAM

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Much like the Corey Potter Powerplay, Letestu on the PP is yesterday's news. No matter how much you try to rekindle the magic it is gone. The coaching staff is too damned stubborn to try someone else in his spot. About the only 2 constants on that PP unit this season have been McDavid and Letestu.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I have a hard time understanding the logic of Letestu on the power-play anymore given the first units inability or even willingness to put the puck in the ocean never mind on net. He is there for one thing, his one timer which I can count on one hand he has attempted this year despite numerous opportunities. They just don't try for that setup at all, and with no threat from the point the only thing they seem to work is the high slot tip and the play down low to the left side of the net for the cross crease pass or the jam play. You see zero rebound opportunities as they try to pass the puck into the net.

If it is not obvious that PJ with that release and shot should be the threat on the left side wall for the one timer, then I don't know if that first unit PP will be effective at all especially given Draisatl's complete inability to generate anything - 0-0-0 this year on the PP.

You need multiple threats on a PP, and right now they have no credible shooting threats on the first unit.

 

[CornKicker]

the first PP should be nuge-mcdavid-lucic with JP and klefbom on the points

2nd unit should be Maroon- Drai - XXXX with benning and nurse on the point

 

[Bryanbryoil]

the first PP should be nuge-mcdavid-lucic with JP and klefbom on the points

2nd unit should be Maroon- Drai - XXXX with benning and nurse on the point

I can't be the only one that noticed how much better the PP looked when McDavid was on the RNH unit late in the game last night.

 

[oobga]

I don't understand why either Letestu or Lucic would carry the puck on the PP for more than a second. When those guys have it, the rest of the team needs to get their butts opened to get it back from them ASAP. This order needs to come from Steelcroft and there needs to be some accountability when it's not done. Letestu and Lucic kill so many PP possessions by holding the puck too long and making terrible passes to teammates hiding behind defenders.

Not the ultimate solution to the PP woes of course but it would certainly be a good first step to have have Letestu and Lucic trying to be playmakers killing the posession over and over. These guys needs to know their role and have a job to do. There's no excuse for Lucic to ever be on the wall dipsy doodling and trying hope passes, or Letestu going solo trying to stick handle through the whole other team for the zone entry.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I can't be the only one that noticed how much better the PP looked when McDavid was on the RNH unit late in the game last night.

It was obvious for sure. Shoot 55 off into the sun with respect for PP usage and put PJ in his spot with RNH, McD and Lucic.

Another PP boat anchor has been Maroon. I realize the setup is for him to be standing to the lower left side of the net and execute the left side cross crease pass or jam play but it is simply not working at all, teams know that and with no credible shot threat that play is simply too easy to defend against.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Also when Sekera gets back I hope he reclaims his top PP unit assignment once he is up to game speed and they can move Klefbom to 2nd unit

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I can't be the only one that noticed how much better the PP looked when McDavid was on the RNH unit late in the game last night.

It was so obvious that I doubt woodcroft or Mclellan saw it

 

[Cloned]

PP misses Sekera.

Say what you want about Reggie being the shin pad assassin, but at least that actually keeps teams honest and they have to deploy a forward up high to actually take that shot into the shin pads, which leaves other things open down low.

 

[GameChanger]

So the team hasn't scored a single PP goal for seven games. However, the reality is even worse. This same thing has been talked about for as long as I can remember, a looong before this thread was created on November the 17th.

I don't understand why some people still get so excited at powerplays. We all know it's just not gonna work.

I feel sad for Pulju. It must be terrible to watch the same **it game after game, week after week, knowing you have the best shot of the team which he's used successively in every league and national team before the NHL.

I don't usually believe in conspiracy theories but this just doesn't smell right. But TM is risking his job so I don't get it. If he Really has to ruin the 1st PP with Letestu why can't he at least utilize Pulju in the 2nd one.

 

[MessierII]

Besides mcdavid, Letestu has the most pp points on the team.

 

[GameChanger]

In case anyone's interested or if anyone doesn't know yet the 2nd and 3rd goals in this video show a couple of examples of the goals Puljujarvi had been scoring on the PP when he was used there properly (=every league/national team before the Oilers).

The goals are at 1:35 and 2:33.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Letestu's play as a whole has been better of late. With that out of the way, how in the **** can the coaching staff not see that Jesse has all of the tools minus faceoff ability to be a better PP player? He can get open better for a shot, he can carry and move the puck better, he can create his own shot, shoots better, the list goes on and on. If Letestu HAS to be on the PP, then give him Strome's spot on the 2nd unit.

 

[Fourier]

Besides mcdavid, Letestu has the most pp points on the team.

There is a reason for that. They seem to run the pp around getting him a shot. He also takes the draw most often when he is on the ice. This means that in the rare occasions they do score there is a reasonable chance he will get a point. They even have him carrying the puck into the zone a fair bit. (sigh) But it certainly does not mean he is the best option for the job he has right now.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Besides mcdavid, Letestu has the most pp points on the team.

Also besides McDavid, he also has the highest PP toi/game of any forward on the team...

He's been even more ineffective than the guy he replaced last year and Eberle.

Even if you want a RHS in his spot/role, there's zero reason why he should have more PP time* than all of Strome, Puljujarvi, Kassian, and Slepyshev (and even Pakman) COMBINED.


* Near all of it on the top unit.

 

[Keggatron]

Todd needs to be removed from the HC.

 

[fuswald]

Our PP has been decent lately. We have other problems with the team.

 

[MessierII]

Also besides McDavid, he also has the highest PP toi/game of any forward on the team...

He's been even more ineffective than the guy he replaced last year and Eberle.

Even if you want a RHS in his spot/role, there's zero reason why he should have more PP time* than all of Strome, Puljujarvi, Kassian, and Slepyshev (and even Pakman) COMBINED.


* Near all of it on the top unit.

Maybe worry about a guy like Drai who has 0 pp points this year rather than Letestu who has the second most on the team? Make too much sense?

 

[redgrant]

3 weeks no PP goals. How about a good old fashioned firing?

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

The only way Letestu is coming off the power play is if he's traded.