ChaosAgent
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- May 8, 2018
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Although our PP1 is clicking overall, I cannot be alone in thinking that they are below average (at best) in cleanly entering the zone. Way too many straight-up clears out.
If I'm not alone, is the issue scheme or players? To me we have become way too focused on the stupid-drop-pass, Sid and Geno make way too many pointless lateral passes when crossing the blue line...and Jake Guentzel has absolutely no idea what he is doing in this part of the game. Like, for as terrific of a player as he is, this is an area that he doesn't "get." He keeps on throwing the puck softly around the wall to be cleaned up and cleared by the weak side D-Man.
I would consider removing Guentzel from PP1 in favor of Matheson or Rakell for starters, but I also think schematically things are stale on the entries.
Is this mountain out of a molehill? What say y'all?
If I'm not alone, is the issue scheme or players? To me we have become way too focused on the stupid-drop-pass, Sid and Geno make way too many pointless lateral passes when crossing the blue line...and Jake Guentzel has absolutely no idea what he is doing in this part of the game. Like, for as terrific of a player as he is, this is an area that he doesn't "get." He keeps on throwing the puck softly around the wall to be cleaned up and cleared by the weak side D-Man.
I would consider removing Guentzel from PP1 in favor of Matheson or Rakell for starters, but I also think schematically things are stale on the entries.
Is this mountain out of a molehill? What say y'all?