Fix the power play

[emptyNedder]

It's awkward with a LHS below the goalline passing to a LHS in the slot.

I think Dougie basically has a forward role on the first unit—he is a right shot and his shot is as dangerous as many forwards. Usually 1D-4F is ideal, but I think Gardiner and Dougie works. Then unit 2 has either Gauthier or Necas as a right shot.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I think Dougie basically has a forward role on the first unit—he is a right shot and his shot is as dangerous as many forwards. Usually 1D-4F is ideal, but I think Gardiner and Dougie works. Then unit 2 has either Gauthier or Necas as a right shot.

Not that it will stay this way, but here's today's practice.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

I think Dougie basically has a forward role on the first unit—he is a right shot and his shot is as dangerous as many forwards. Usually 1D-4F is ideal, but I think Gardiner and Dougie works. Then unit 2 has either Gauthier or Necas as a right shot.

Hamilton might be the best in the business at skating in and picking a corner off the rush, but his shot from distance isn't particularly impressive. The PP is a pretty static situation, at least for Carolina. Ignoring quality of ice time, which is hard to measure, he ranks 19th in PP SH% among defensemen with at least 500 min TOI over the past 3 seasons (Link).

With that being said, it wouldn't hurt to try. However, I don't know if Brind'Amour will. He had 97 RS+PO games to try Faulk and Hamilton on the PP1 after an encouraging preseason last year, but didn't break it out in a meaningful way until game 96, IIRC.

 

[MinJaBen]

Not that it will stay this way, but here's today's practice.

I'll tell you what, effectiveness so far aside, those look like two good units and I'd be hard pressed to tell you which one is #1 and which is #2. Hopefully with a little time together, they will gel and become dangerous.