I would expect more assists - like 40g+45a. Last season was an obvious aberration.
Ovechkin 2014-2015 under Trotz
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I would expect more assists - like 40g+45a. Last season was an obvious aberration.
I'm not sure if they'll bring back Forsythe and I think regardless there may be some changes to how the PP is implemented, and at least some bumps along the way. Ovechkin's ES production will go up, but his PP production down.
46G + 44A = 90P, +11
46G + 44A = 90P, +11
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Certainly he can't but he doesn't need passing to collect assists. His linemates should score from rebounds.
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Because in addition to being incredibly static it was all about perimeter passing and shooting with no real threat near the net. In one of those years the PP had a hot streak early on (November?) and then went cold again. I analyzed video of PP goals from that streak and found that for almost every PP goal there were at least 2 players near the net, preferably one low and one high in the slot.
This was not so much by design but by accident, I believe, but I advocated this approach in various forums since it created massive problems for the goalie and the PKers. It was not adopted because I'm not in the game and the rest, including BB's tenure as a Caps coach, was history.
Oates or his assistant eventually adopted a similar strategy and surprise surprise, it worked.
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44G, 47A, 91P ....in the playoffs.
And if they lost in the playoffs, Mike Milbury would still say he didnt do enough
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I doubt that any primary changes are coming to the power play. certainly not moving Ovechkin to the front of the net. Ovechkin is a shooter. Off the pass maybe the best shooter of his generation. Trotz is not going to turn him into Tim Kerr.
Once you put 8 on the left point, the rest is pretty easy. Backstrom as the primary passer with the puck has to be on the other side of the ice. You agree Backstrom will be on the first pp unit. yes? Trotz has already said Backstrom is the best all around player on the team.
He might stay Carlson and trade Green or go Green, but that doesn't change anything. He might go Brouwer or trade Brouwer but has Ward who he already likes for the slot spot. The 5th player can be Laich or Kuz or Grabs or Johansson or Wilson even.
All that is pretty easy to read and still you could have Green traded for futures and Brouwer traded for a top 4 stay at home.
Once you put 8 on the left point, the rest is pretty easy. Backstrom as the primary passer with the puck has to be on the other side of the ice. You agree Backstrom will be on the first pp unit. yes? Trotz has already said Backstrom is the best all around player on the team.
He might stay Carlson and trade Green or go Green, but that doesn't change anything. He might go Brouwer or trade Brouwer but has Ward who he already likes for the slot spot. The 5th player can be Laich or Kuz or Grabs or Johansson or Wilson even.
All that is pretty easy to read and still you could have Green traded for futures and Brouwer traded for a top 4 stay at home.
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Extremely subjective and can probably be said of almost any goal. Did you watch almost every PP goal during that period and then compare it to what the PP had become? Because I did and what I described was the main difference. We now have a season of effective use of the concept as proof that it works.
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This is a piece on Rick Nash, in which Ken Hitchcock talks about his work in getting Nash and, earlier, Modano to play a 200-foot game. Trotz will have to do something similar with Ovie in order for the Caps to succeed. I've bolded what I think are the key ideas:
http://nypost.com/2014/06/01/nashs-team-above-self-makes-all-the-difference-for-rangers/
Hitchcock said he benefited in communicating with Nash from his previous coaching experience in Dallas with Mike Modano, who adapted his explosive offensive style to incorporate defensive principles that became paramount during the Stars’ title run and the remainder of Modano’s career.
“I was lucky that I’d gone through it with Mo and was able to use that experience with Rick,†Hitchcock said. “It’s not about making an offensive player into a checker, it’s about changing a guy’s value system.
“What I would tell Mo and Rick was that the only way you can get the puck and create offense against good teams is to check and get it back,†said Hitchcock, an assistant coach on the three Canadian Olympic teams for which Nash played in 2006, 2010 and 2014. “You’ve got to be back on the puck if you want it; no good team you’re playing is going to give it you.
“Doing that changed Mo’s life and career. I threw Mo in Rick’s face so much I’m sure he got sick of it. But he bought in and so willingly and enthusiastically,†he said. “And you can se that he never loses sight of that value system.â€
http://nypost.com/2014/06/01/nashs-team-above-self-makes-all-the-difference-for-rangers/
Hitchcock said he benefited in communicating with Nash from his previous coaching experience in Dallas with Mike Modano, who adapted his explosive offensive style to incorporate defensive principles that became paramount during the Stars’ title run and the remainder of Modano’s career.
“I was lucky that I’d gone through it with Mo and was able to use that experience with Rick,†Hitchcock said. “It’s not about making an offensive player into a checker, it’s about changing a guy’s value system.
“What I would tell Mo and Rick was that the only way you can get the puck and create offense against good teams is to check and get it back,†said Hitchcock, an assistant coach on the three Canadian Olympic teams for which Nash played in 2006, 2010 and 2014. “You’ve got to be back on the puck if you want it; no good team you’re playing is going to give it you.
“Doing that changed Mo’s life and career. I threw Mo in Rick’s face so much I’m sure he got sick of it. But he bought in and so willingly and enthusiastically,†he said. “And you can se that he never loses sight of that value system.â€
hopefully ward is placed in the slot position for the first PP unit. brouwer constantly fumbles perfect passes to him right in front of the net from backstrom. want to see more of plays like the one at 4:14 in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhptmW4GT1A
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I like those Hitchcock quotes a lot. His view goes right along with what I said recently. You don't motivate Ovechkin to play defense, etc., through punishment, but by changing how he views himself and what he can do, and what playing defense can allow going the other way.
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Yeah, Justin Bourne in one of his columns for "The Score" wrote about how when he was a young player and was mired in a slump, he might be tempted to cheat a bit and fly the zone early - but that he eventually figured out that you got more scoring chances by taking care of the defensive side of the ice because you not only ended up getting the puck more often, and you ended up getting it in a good position more often.
Too many Caps players view responsible defense as a zero-sum game that inevitably leads to a diminution in offensive. That doesn't have to be the case, you can end up getting more touches offensively, because you eliminate from your game all the times you cheat and strand the D and don't get the puck and stay bottled up in the O-zone - you know, most of last year for the Caps.
Too many Caps players view responsible defense as a zero-sum game that inevitably leads to a diminution in offensive. That doesn't have to be the case, you can end up getting more touches offensively, because you eliminate from your game all the times you cheat and strand the D and don't get the puck and stay bottled up in the O-zone - you know, most of last year for the Caps.
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Great post Marcel and dead on. It's so simple. Teach Ovi he gets a bone if he plays defense. Hockey really is a simple sport.
Its tough to imagine players needing to be taught they will get more offensive chances if they do better defensively but here we are. Trotz has drained the pond and its time to start getting this team back to playing you know, NHL hockey.
We can easily make the playoffs as constructed, too. Yes, with Erskine as our 6/7. Getting rid of Oates > getting rid of Erskine. And likely McPhee, too.
Its tough to imagine players needing to be taught they will get more offensive chances if they do better defensively but here we are. Trotz has drained the pond and its time to start getting this team back to playing you know, NHL hockey.
We can easily make the playoffs as constructed, too. Yes, with Erskine as our 6/7. Getting rid of Oates > getting rid of Erskine. And likely McPhee, too.
On the AO defense stuff the main thing I see him cheating is of the other team is grinding along wall work style in the Caps defensive zone he definitely is not going full effort trying to save some legs for an offensive push. Last couple years he's definitely improved coming back hard in transition when the other team is on the rush.
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