OFF DAY THREAD! We give points away for free!

[vodeni]

Couldn't you hypothetically have a movement based powerplay that isn't dependent on one guy doing the "netfront" role?

I thought part of the idea of dumping Horny was changing some concepts on the PP, including the fixed netfront guy.

that would require coaching

 

[Gurglesons]

I think Zucker is actually the best net front option.

Zucker plays the game how Hornqvist does. I'm not sure why Guentzel is on the top power play to be honest.

 

[PensandCaps]

Zucker plays the game how Hornqvist does. I'm not sure why Guentzel is on the top power play to be honest.

I get why hes there. He's the best goal scorer on the team. There's just too many lefties.

 

[Gurglesons]

I get why hes there. He's the best goal scorer on the team. There's just too many lefties.

While true I don’t think it has translated to the PP. Jake’s big thing is getting lost in coverage.

 

[Darren McCord]

I get why hes there. He's the best goal scorer on the team. There's just too many lefties.

He isnt this year though. He has been week on the puck and not taking as many shots. If he is playing timid, decrease his ice time by putting him on power play two. He will still have the same ice and opportunity at even strength.

Jake could run the halfwall on PP2.

 

[PensandCaps]

With how Sullivan barley uses the 12th F, He should really really consider dressing 7D going forward, Because it seems like an injury happens every game to a Dman and they are down to 5 or even 4.

 

[RSPens]

With how Sullivan barley uses the 12th F, He should really really consider dressing 7D going forward, Because it seems like an injury happens every game to a Dman and they are down to 5 or even 4.

But they only had 5 healthy this morning, now 6 with Weber.

 

[Peat]

While true I don’t think it has translated to the PP. Jake’s big thing is getting lost in coverage.

Jake's done good when replacing an injured Sid or Malkin, but when they're camping the spots he operates best from, it's so-so to say the least.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Message for the forwards (and Ceci ) next game

 

[Flying Dego]

Message for the forwards (and Ceci ) next game

Their response

 

[SEALBound]

With how Sullivan barley uses the 12th F, He should really really consider dressing 7D going forward, Because it seems like an injury happens every game to a Dman and they are down to 5 or even 4.

I don't think we even have 7 dmen to dress. He may be better off dressing 13F's.

 

[ncm7772]

That is PUTRID.

Our savior.

So Pens lost 2 top four blue liners and ZAR may be ready to come back soon?

Not sure which news is more depressing...

Thought the same!

 

[Flying Dego]

That is PUTRID.



Our savior.



Thought the same!

Sully and ZAR bout to reconnect much to our chagrin.

Bye bye O'Connor.

 

[Woodrow]

 

[Tom Hanks]

 

[MrBurghundy]

While true I don’t think it has translated to the PP. Jake’s big thing is getting lost in coverage.

Which should be a good trait to have when the other team is a man down.

Sadly our PP has little to no movement to speak of. Hard to get lost in coverage when you literally never move your skates.

 

[EightyOne]

Only 2 games into a 6 year contract and this is already being entertained.

Sounds promising.

Making their own brent burns

 

[Empoleon8771]

I find it funny that JR took on the Matheson contract and quit 7 games into Matheson's first season

It's like leaving a massive dump in a restaurant right as you leave.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

So...

POJ-Letang
Marino-Ceci
Czuczman-Ruhwedel

?

 

[Tom Hanks]

So...

POJ-Letang
Marino-Ceci
Czuczman-Ruhwedel

?

I think I’d prefer

Marino-Letang
POJ-Ruh
Czuczman-Ceci

but does it really matter Going to have to be a real team effort

 

[vikingGoalie]

so beginning of the season most of us are like "why do we have so many dang defensemen?" now it's like, we need more dang defensemen

 

[Gurglesons]

Thank god Marino is okay.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Did the defensemen injuries break ColePens so badly we can’t have our GDT?

 

[Gurglesons]

Marino - Letang needs to be the pairing if we are going to run Letang 30 minutes a night.

In their 25+ minutes played this year, they've been excellent together.

It also gives us POJ - Ruhwedel and Czuczman - Ceci which are both LD - RD pairs.

 

[cygnus47]

that would require coaching

Exactly!

Fixing the powerplay is dead simple. Sid or Geno constantly hold the puck at the halfboards and don't attack the slot or shoot the puck from there. Add that one threat plus the rest of the team actually trying to get open and we score at like 40%. Loads of powerplays get regular goals shooting from above the dots at the halfboards. We get none.