Hoglander deserves PP time. Enough is enough.

[helloconga]

he has done more than enough to show his skill level. take out lafferty or suter and give this kid his rightful chance.

so under-utilized. makes me annoyed.

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[biturbo19]

He's not any good on the Powerplay. That's not his forte. Period.

 

[Cogburn]

We played Suter on PP1 tonight.

Hoglander deserves another shake after that.

 

[Kryten]

He's not any good on the Powerplay. That's not his forte. Period.

Yea unless he practices tips and bumper shots a lot he isnt well suited for the PP right now

 

[Grub]

He's not any good on the Powerplay. That's not his forte. Period.

Guy barely has ever played on the PP, how can you make a conclusion that he is not good on the PP. Give the man a chance!

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

He's not any good on the Powerplay. That's not his forte. Period.

I don’t really have a problem revisiting the idea, but the guy plays way too frantic to be on a PP. I’m a huge fan and believe he has earned more than 4th line shifts.

 

[VanJack]

I'm not sure where you'd play Hoglander on the PP. His forte is a hard, driven forecheck, in which he separates d-men from the puck and starts the cycle game.

I think he's perfectly suited to the role he's playing, and 14 goals is a huge bonus for the fourth line. But the amazing thing is that he's on pace for 25-30 goals, which considering the ice-time he gets, is nothing short of astonishing.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

Absolutely. The PP brings a slow down mentality, when you realize you have more time than you think. It can improve players at 5v5 just by having the experience.

Hogs is good at deflections, behind the net, loads of talent, good short distance passer. It's all there.

 

[Szechwan]

They put Kuz out there and the main unit barely uses him at all, he's pretty much a warm body. I

Hoglander has a penchant for cleaning up loose pucks and rebounds these days, in much the same way Kuzmenko was last season, I think that could be a worthwhile skill set to park near the net.

 

[Breakers]

He wouldn’t be a shooter from either hash
He wouldn’t be a high bumper
Obviously not a QB

So
1) net front
2) lower bumper

I can see him in those roles on PP2

 

[MS]

He's a guy who tends to capitalize on broken play and forechecking, not a structured PP player.

He got a ton of PP time in Abbotsford last year and was a play-killing mess for most of it.

 

[TruGr1t]

I'd rather see Joshua tried at net-front, as some have discussed. He's proven fairly good on rebounds in tight.

But big picture, it underscores the need to acquire "Player X" for the second line.

 

[Cupless44]

he has done more than enough to show his skill level. take out lafferty or suter and give this kid his rightful chance.

so under-utilized. makes me annoyed.

Agreed

And Suter on PP1 like he was against the Leafs can full stop

 

[Cupless44]

Some of you are pointing out Hoglander is not suited for PP. Far enough but he deserves more ice time than he gets.

But as far as suitability, the PP2 is totally and completely useless. Can anyone here list the last time they scored a goal, or even kept the puck in the offensive zone? Have they scored a PP goal all year?

Mikheyev gets trotted out their religiously and he has hands of stone, cant hit the broadside of a barn door.

 

[Hansen]

He's not any good on the Powerplay. That's not his forte. Period.

Mikheyev is the absolute opposite of being suited for the powerplay. Period.

 

[MS]

Some of you are pointing out Hoglander is not suited for PP. Far enough but he deserves more ice time than he gets.

But as far as suitability, the PP2 is totally and completely useless. Can anyone here list the last time they scored a goal, or even kept the puck in the offensive zone? Have they scored a PP goal all year?

Mikheyev gets trotted out their religiously and he has hands of stone, cant hit the broadside of a barn door.

I've said for years that - and this goes especially in the playoffs - teams should just have their PP1 play the full 2 minutes of every PP.

PP2 has 2 or 3 goals this year but get like 40% of the minutes. PP1 has 33 goals.

 

[mathonwy]

No. I like seeing Suter shanking it in the slot.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

He's a guy who tends to capitalize on broken play and forechecking, not a structured PP player.

He got a ton of PP time in Abbotsford last year and was a play-killing mess for most of it.

Yeah but we have coaches for that…like the Sedins

 

[MS]

Yeah but we have coaches for that…like the Sedins

Or we could just give minutes to the guys who are actual better PP players, like Suter?

 

[Sykur]

No.

Hoglander is an energy/forechecking kind of player. He causes chaos, wins board battles, scores through turnovers, cycles, and steals. None of those things are useful in the structured, patient, set-play style of power play mechanics.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

Or we could just give minutes to the guys who are actual better PP players, like Suter?

Players can evolve. I also don’t see where that argument comes from after Suter missed two wide open nets against the leafs and hoglander once again showed advanced finishing ability.

 

[supercanuck]

I would like to see Hog on a line with EP to see if it can work.

 

[biturbo19]

He's a guy who tends to capitalize on broken play and forechecking, not a structured PP player.

He got a ton of PP time in Abbotsford last year and was a play-killing mess for most of it.

Yeah. Exactly.

Hoglander thrives on pushing the pace and opportunistic sort of scoring. When we had Hoglander playing like garbage and looking lost, it was when he was trying to "slow things down" and "make plays" like that. That's just not really what he's good at, and i don't see the benefit to putting him in that kind of structured, slowed down situation. He's not going to contribute much of anything to the effort, and at worst...it could shake him lose from that mentality he's had that has made him so successful again at even strength. I wouldn't mess with it at all.

 

[LordBacon]

I dont know if it'll work but if theres anyone on the team that deserves a couple of looks on the pp unit it's him.

 

[Yultron]

Hoglander just turned 23 and is going to be a successful player for a very long time and is having a phenomenal season ,

Your not going to break up that 3rd line and he is having so much success with Lafferty and Aman I’m totally ok with utilizing him the way they are for the remainder of the season .

He is my favourite Canuck and watching him score 2 goals in person was so epic .

But yeah a shot on the power play wouldn’t hurt , but in Tocchet we trust