Matt Dumba with the assist of the year

[mm11]

It drives me absolutely bonkers to see practically every team using the drop pass play on the PP. These coaches are much smarter than setting up such a silly play.

without looking it up but to my "eye test" this play rarely works. Guys are just waiting at the blue line.....well atleast it does not work for the vaunted NYI PP....

 

[authentic]

Him and Laine should team up.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

without looking it up but to my "eye test" this play rarely works. Guys are just waiting at the blue line.....well atleast it does not work for the vaunted NYI PP....

What bothers me is that the team is attacking through the zone, and then all of a sudden they drop it back forcing the three players up front to stand still at the blue line waiting to gain the zone. So if it is dumped in, no one is skating to penetrate the zone. You'd think these brilliant coaches could figure out something better.

 

[ffh]

Him and Laine should team up.

but to be fair laine he had 2 assists this year were against eastern teams in o.t with a point in each game in the bank already as apposed to a division rival that cost you 2 points. not to mention he is 5 years younger.

 

[authentic]

but to be fair laine he had 2 assists this year were against eastern teams in o.t with a point in each game in the bank already as apposed to a division rival that cost you 2 points. not to mention he is 5 years younger.

I'm not sure what this is all about but I was referring to Laine last season scoring on his own net.

 

[Paralyzer]

I wasn't gonna watch it and post "McDavid's was better" but then decided to watch....Yup. Best Assist of the Year

 

[TheAngryHank]

Came in expecting an everyday helper,this thread delivered.

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Turnovers are tasty too.

I prefer apple ones myself.

Cherry for me.

Like the cherry picking Ehlers was doing.

 

[Teemu]

Duncan Keith had a pretty solid one the other day, too

 

[Tofveve]

"Hey kids, don't do that - because it's dumb."

- Don Cherry (probably)

 

[Lady Santa]

The Pacioretty Special. Very smooth.

 

[Panthaz89]

Wow that was almost worse than Beaulieu to Tavares.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Matt Dumba with the assist of the year

You can't get assists when the other team scores.
.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

We need a "bad plays of the night" thread.

Called: "That should be a -2"

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

You never go full getzlaf

 

[kmart]

You never go full getzlaf

i remember a similar thread about an equal error from getzlaf a few years ago... lol some defended him as some sort of genius...to smart for his stupid teammates ^^

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

i remember a similar thread about an equal error from getzlaf a few years ago... lol some defended him as some sort of genius...to smart for his stupid teammates ^^

He does it basically every time we go to 3 on 3 overtime... some would say hes the master of the drop pass to the wrong team

 

[izzy]

outstanding

 

[SI90]

Give Ehlers credit. He read that perfecto

 

[Inflict]

Give Ehlers credit. He read that perfecto

Indeed. It seems that when Dumba looked back, Ehlers knew that he was going for a drop pass. Here's his quote:

"I was kind of looking to see what he was going to do," Ehlers said. "I saw he looked back at Granlund and I was hoping he was going to drop that puck."

 

[Kamiccolo]

You can't get assists when the other team scores.
.

 

[57special]

Checking in to say that Dumba followed up his worst game of the year with his best. Had two assists (originally credited with a goal, but changed to Nino with the slight deflection in front), but also looked solid on D, and logged a lot of TOI . Was a force on the PP point.

Rumours of his demise are being greatly exaggerated.

 

[starling]

Shouldn't have changed 55.

 

[Martinez]

It drives me absolutely bonkers to see practically every team using the drop pass play on the PP. These coaches are much smarter than setting up such a silly play.

I heard on the radio the 08 red wings started it. They usually dropped it back to a prime zetterberg or datsyuk so it worked great. Now the whole league does it

 

[Oddbob]

WOW, how the heck did he know that guy would be there to get the puck. Nice!