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You complained about Phaneuf and Bozak on the PP. The Leafs have ranked in the top half of the league in terms of PP for the past few years now. You don't think missing your best offensive weapon on the PP (a weapon that cannot be replaced) has any effect on the way the unit as a whole works? Do you realize how often Kessel makes himself open to receive passes from Phaneuf? Do you realize how often Kessel is able to hold on to the puck and pass it back to the point to Phaneuf when he doesn't have a shooting lane? Individual tendencies don't matter a lick if it doesn't hinder the overall ability of the unit. Do you ***** about Phaneuf and Bozak on every PP even when they manage to score a goal, get an assist or are on the ice when their unit scores a goal?
You're complaining about hockey IQ. If it were so easy to 'fix', why the hell isn't common for mediocre players to become like Crosbys and Ovechkins in this league? We're not talking about rookie mistakes. We're talking about the personnel itself. You can't reprogram players to think the game so differently...especially when they've already been doing what they do for 8 seasons already. Bad tendencies can be compensated by a strong team system (or having individual players that can pick up the slack). It is what it is. If you're gonna whine, go for wanting to get rid of Phaneuf. It seems a lot more possible than expecting a guy to jump 20 points in his hockey IQ.
Phaneuf/Bozak never gain the blue line on PP. Phaneuf when tries fails horiibly. He carries the puck on PP on which he is brutal.
Phaneuf:
Bad skater. Mishandles the puck alot. Does not have a quick one touch pass, his one timers miss the net more often, lately he is not even taking the one timers. Doesn't keep the shot low enough to at least get rebounds. He cannot handle a quick pass. Takes too long to pass the puck on the PP (his dumbheadedness is magnified especially on 5 on 3 PPs, say how many times did we score on 5-3 PPs?)
Bozak:
Useless peice of ****. Does not have a shot. Always looks to pass to Kessel, even when Kessel is covered by a D and hardly open (PP or otherwise). Doesn't see the ice well and wastes offensive opportunites on PP and even strength. And, has such stone hands that he hardly converts on great passes from Kessel.
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I am not complaining about hockey "IQ". I am complaining about the simple and obvious things that can be fixed but are not.
Bold I agree. Bold and underlined DO NOT AGREE. If that were the case "Development of Players" would not exist. Its never "it is what it is".
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