Chimpradamus
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Call me crazy, bored or both, but if I was a Canucks coach, I would actually start thinking about mixing Pettersson and Miller in their positions at even strength. Sometimes Miller is the center, sometimes Pettersson is. The problem with Pettersson taking such defensive responsibility is you never see him on oddman rushes and breakaways, to take advantage of his great skating and speed. If he could sometimes play wing and Miller being center, that could happen much more frequently. Miller is no slouch defensively either, so... giving Pettersson more shooting opportunities in a game is a good thing, right? His shot is goddamn divine, why not try to increase the ammunition?
Miller's and Pettersson's chemistry could be used as a coaching strategy. They could even switch roles in the middle of a shift if they're up for it and can communicate. They've both played winger and center. The dynamics of the entire line would change with the position swap. More offensive or more defensive? Solid or really in need of a goal? Need of a goal? Play Pettersson at wing and let him try to cherry pick if he can.
He's the guy you want in a breakaway or oddman rush, among a very small group of players in the NHL if you need a goal.
In all of these regular discussions; how about discussing something basically unheard of? Call me crazy, bored or both, but if I was a Canucks coach, I would actually start thinking about mixing Pettersson and Miller in their positions at even strength.
Sometimes Miller is the center, sometimes Pettersson is. The problem with Pettersson taking such defensive responsibility is you never see him on oddman rushes and breakaways anymore, to take advantage of his great skating and speed. And his shot. And his passing. And... you get the idea.
If he could sometimes play wing and Miller being center, that should probably happen much more frequently. Miller is no slouch defensively either and he has also played center in his career, so... giving Pettersson more shooting opportunities in a game is a good thing, right? His shot is goddamn divine, why not try to increase the ammunition?
A big upside is that line would be a nightmare to prepare for, when you're the opponent. How do they play when Pettersson is a winger instead of a center? And will they read what position he has before bad things happen to them? Miller takes the faceoff all the times because he's so goddamn good at it, then what? Where do they position themselves after?
Miller's and Pettersson's chemistry could be used as a coaching strategy. They could even switch roles in the middle of a shift if they're up for it, can communicate and feel comfortable in it. Imagine the havoc if it works. So, they've both played winger and center. The dynamics of the entire line would change with the position swap. Do you want to be solid or do you want a goal? Do you want a goal, you play Pettersson at wing and let him try to even cherry pick if he can if it's really problematic.
He's the guy you want in a breakaway or oddman rush, among a very small group of players in the NHL if you need a goal. He's absolutely great at center, but he's somewhat wasted at even strength in his true offensive potential.
Miller's and Pettersson's chemistry could be used as a coaching strategy. They could even switch roles in the middle of a shift if they're up for it and can communicate. They've both played winger and center. The dynamics of the entire line would change with the position swap. More offensive or more defensive? Solid or really in need of a goal? Need of a goal? Play Pettersson at wing and let him try to cherry pick if he can.
He's the guy you want in a breakaway or oddman rush, among a very small group of players in the NHL if you need a goal.
In all of these regular discussions; how about discussing something basically unheard of? Call me crazy, bored or both, but if I was a Canucks coach, I would actually start thinking about mixing Pettersson and Miller in their positions at even strength.
Sometimes Miller is the center, sometimes Pettersson is. The problem with Pettersson taking such defensive responsibility is you never see him on oddman rushes and breakaways anymore, to take advantage of his great skating and speed. And his shot. And his passing. And... you get the idea.
If he could sometimes play wing and Miller being center, that should probably happen much more frequently. Miller is no slouch defensively either and he has also played center in his career, so... giving Pettersson more shooting opportunities in a game is a good thing, right? His shot is goddamn divine, why not try to increase the ammunition?
A big upside is that line would be a nightmare to prepare for, when you're the opponent. How do they play when Pettersson is a winger instead of a center? And will they read what position he has before bad things happen to them? Miller takes the faceoff all the times because he's so goddamn good at it, then what? Where do they position themselves after?
Miller's and Pettersson's chemistry could be used as a coaching strategy. They could even switch roles in the middle of a shift if they're up for it, can communicate and feel comfortable in it. Imagine the havoc if it works. So, they've both played winger and center. The dynamics of the entire line would change with the position swap. Do you want to be solid or do you want a goal? Do you want a goal, you play Pettersson at wing and let him try to even cherry pick if he can if it's really problematic.
He's the guy you want in a breakaway or oddman rush, among a very small group of players in the NHL if you need a goal. He's absolutely great at center, but he's somewhat wasted at even strength in his true offensive potential.
