One thing I've noticed about the PP compared to previous years is that they never dump it in to chase. That was a hallmark of the Tocchet era John Maclean led Powerplays. Dump it in, and then get beat to it along the boards because the team lacked strength and physicality.
Now, I've noticed they've pretty much designated Maccelli as the zone entry guy on the second unit, and I think Keller on the first unit. They always skate it in and chip it to the faceoff dot to settle and set up. If it gets picked off, they almost always have the 5th man hanging back behind the blue line to come in and try to keep the puck in an help set the play back up. It's made our zone entries smoother than we've seen in years past. Combine the fact that Moser and Ghost are great at keeping clearing attempts in the zone, the team can actually focus on passing plays rather than worrying if they'll even be able to set anything up. Quite simply, John Maclean should never coach a powerplay again, but Lou gave him a shot in Long Island. He'll regret it.
Can we also give the PK some credit too? John Madden did a great job shutting down the Panthers' PP last night, and you look at the talent they have, It's pretty impressive.