To dip my toe into the Voracek "discussion", there were at least two occasions last night where he tried the power move to the net to force the puck into the net. I don't see any indication that he is playing less aggressively or not as a "power forward". The problem was that he had at least two defenders blocking his lane. It's another symptom of what I posted previously about the lack of team flow and movement to challenge the zone defense. If more players were putting themselves in areas to give pass-shoot options, then Voracek / Giroux / etc. wouldn't have to try to stickhandle through three defenders.
The nicest example of puck movement for the Flyers last night, IMO, was the tic-tac-toe with Voracek being the tac to a streaking Bellemare. Of course he wasn't the optimal forward (to say the least!) to take that pass, but he took it with speed, made a decent move on Holtby and lost the handle. But that was a shining example of the Flyers forwards stretching out the defense and finding an open lane for a golden scoring chance. More, please!
Voracek's shot could absolutely improve, and I pine for a player who could consistently fire shots like the first two goals against Neuvirth. I miss that about Hartnell, for one. I miss that Read doesn't use his accurate shot more. In their absence, however, they need to create space in the high slot to get off some dangerous shots. I liked the little set play (at least it looked like one) where Schenn tapped a short pass to Giroux, who gave it right back, and Schenn (practically looking away from the net) wheeled and fired a hard snap shot at the net. It was tricky and creative and 100 times better than the 15-20 muffins they lob at opposing goaltenders every game.
