It's not really a personnel issue, it's a systems issue. We give the puck to zone entry wizards, and they have to go through a wall to get in. Nobody helps open up seams. A lot of teams are predictable in how they want to move the puck in and who does it, but most teams don't just chill out at the blue line waiting for that guy to do something.
Once we are set up, we do better. Don't get much scoring, but the chances are there. But we are still very stationary, very predictable, and as I've said before, our schemes seem to be to force very difficult plays and hope that the superior technical ability of our guys wins through.
I kind of liked Muzzin on our PP. He's not the most creative player, or the best puck handler, but he moves the puck on one touch and his passes were hard and on tape. Just the speed in which he made plays twice opened up room for Nylander to walk in with the short side open for a snipe.
Hard to win in the playoffs with an ice cold PP. With games being so close it can be a difference maker
That's an interesting thing. I've heard so many times how even strength is more important than PP in the playoffs when the penalties are harder to get, but every winner in recent history has had a smoking hot PP. I think most of the runner-ups too.