The Pete Deboer Appreciation Thread

[MartyOwns]

Maybe it's DeBo, maybe it's Barr, but I really like the personnel used on PKs. Almost everyone is getting a chance to prove themselves and contribute out there. Kovalchuk, while used carefully, has been a pleasant surprise. Henrique is learning on the go. Even Teddy's gotten a few shifts and, somehow, Cam snuck out there too. Only Clarkson, Sykora and Boulton haven't gotten PK time.

I don’t know how they do it exactly, but when the other team dumps the puck in on the PK, we seem to get to it first and clear it out 80% of the time. that’s HUGE, and it forces them to try to skate it over the line, which is rarely effective. PDB credits barr on that, as do I. I’m going to try to figure out what he’s doing so well and how they get to the puck first. some kind of immediate diamond formation? aliens? you can’t explain that.

 

[Big#D]

You can't not love that this team has let in only two goals in 13 games in real PK situations (other than the two from that b.s. 5 min boarding penalty on Clarkson). It won't last forever, but that's pretty awesome.

edit: i guess it was 3 goals. i thought the second nashville goal was a pp goal, but it happened 2 seconds after the penalty expired.

 

[Saugus]

He's certainly not MacLean. I think it's wise to wait a little longer yet to evaluate him, but I like what I see so far. The system fits the players, and the team is buying in and winning at a respectable clip, considering the injuries.

 

[NorwegianDevil]

This thread...

 

[glenwo2]

This thread...

....did not need to be *bumped* up, Dritz.

 

[StvBroDan]

There is not much of it going on these day. He will get none from me. Lock this up please.

 

[NJDevs26]

I thought someone was trying to troll until I saw the date on it.

 

[NC107*]

This thread should be locked