Yes!Many of the goals the coyotes score on the PP are not designed plays. They are opportunistic goals, unexplainable break aways and odd man rushes. Those goals juice the stats to fool you into thinking that something is working.
The design isn’t working. Once they get the zone and settle in, they all stand still and wait until they lose the puck one way or another. Then they regroup, regain the zone, drive the to the net and score. The coaching staff does not deserve credit for this.
I just shake my head when i see them do that, luckily they have Schmaltz who is very talented and able to gain the zone.It's so cringy when they do a drop pass to a player who is still 100ft behind them.
Power Play under John MacLean:
2018-2019 - 26th
2017-2018 - 29th
Power Play under Phil Housley
2019-2020 - 11th
I see a pattern.
Exactly. Perfectly said.I don’t....
At least not in how we’re getting there. The PP is a Chinese fire drill right now. We’re getting success in the most obscure ways and I’m not convinced it’s sustainable.
The design isn’t working. Once they get the zone and settle in, they all stand still and wait until they lose the puck one way or another. Then they regroup, regain the zone, drive the to the net and score. The coaching staff does not deserve credit for this.
2. We alternate between just kind of going through the motions of moving the puck around, vs certain times when we look entirely locked in.
Can someone explain to me what Kessel is trying to do on the PP. Unlike schmaltz, he's never looking for a shot. He gets the puck and immediately drifts down towards to corner trying to free up OEL at the point to hopefully set Keller up with a shot??? I can't remember the last time he ripped a writer from a decent angle on the PP.
I agree, and I think it's a problem with scheme rather than personnel. IMO, Keller would seem to be the ideal QB rotating behind the net or on the half-board looking for those cross-seam chances for Kessel. Throw in a C who can win a faceoff and clog the front of the net (Dvo?) and it would seem to be a pretty straightforward endeavor. Instead, we seem to be doing the reverse or even moving Keller out to the point to presumably QB from there...to pretty lousy effect, last night notwithstanding.Right, but did we bring Kessel in to be the new Ribeiro? How does Keller have priority for shots on PP1? It's very clear what they do on PP2. Schmaltz either cross crease or a hard writer with Soda in front. Unfortunately PP2 only gets one opportunity since they hit the ice with <40 secs left on the clock. I honestly can't tell you what our best scoring option is on PP1 aside from Keller/Kessel rush.