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I hope Ovie and Oshie have a blast this year
Them are some pretty good highlights.
I hope Ovie and Oshie have a blast this year
Two guys deferring to #8 just seems like an easier recipe to shut him down. I've always felt like he's needed a sniper on his line, one who will force the D to gravitate away from Ovy.
If only there was a Sniper RW we just acquired... Darn.
We just acquired a stud goal scorer?! Missed that.
I think the key is getting Oshie to convert on open looks on the PP. His career-high in PPGs is...six. He ought to be able to top that this season if he applies himself just a little bit because he's not just going to get time (albeit maybe PP2 time) but a lot of open looks in prime scoring areas. Get him rolling on the PP and maybe that carries over to 5-on-5 as well.
I think the shiny new toy gets PP1 time right away. Would Williams get slotted right in there before Oshie? I can't really see that since our PP means so much to us. I think Trotz would put the veteran on the second PP.
Brouwer has been the slot shot on 1pp. He was never the on the 1st line. I suspect the Caps are not going to redesign the basic PP and that Williams will replace Brouwer
I suspect the Caps will just due to the fact that our PP killed us in the playoffs, at least several different formations instead of always force feeding Ovechkin.
Sinces Oates came in an implemented the current PP setup, the Caps' goals per 60 minutes of PP time is over 16% better than the next best team over that span! The Caps score 9.3 goals per 60 minutes, while PIT scores 8.0 and PHI scores 7.9, and nobody else is over 7.3 goals/60.
They might consider experimenting with some new formations on the 2nd unit, but the Caps have struck absolute gold here with the PP. Adjusting to an aggressive PK unit (like the Rangers') shouldn't require drastically changing up the PP.
Williams has a reputation for having good hands around the net, while Oshie is more of a playmaker. Williams might just be a better fit on PP1.
Here's what I would do for the PP:
PP1:
Williams in the slot
Backstrom near the goal line on the right side
Kuznetsov on the half wall
Carlson at the point
Ovechkin in his spot
PP2 :
Oshie in the slot
Johansson near the goal line on the right side
Burakovsky on the half wall
Niskanen at the point
Ovechkin in his spot
Have you been playing NHL 15? Putting OV on all your line combinations
Not that I am against it, but practice/have someone else slotted there and if on game day OV is on fire put him on all 2 minutes or if player x at that position is under performing.
Have you been playing NHL 15? Putting OV on all your line combinations
Not that I am against it, but practice/have someone else slotted there and if on game day OV is on fire put him on all 2 minutes or if player x at that position is under performing.
Ovechkin has often been double-shifted on the power play during games. Not always, but often.
Ed - less so last year once the Caps added Niskanen.
Ovechkin has often been double-shifted on the power play during games. Not always, but often.
Ed - less so last year once the Caps added Niskanen.