Positives are that Ottawa now has a great system for entering the offensive zone during PP (speed up by Karlsson, drop pass, diagonal pass to either side and then enter) and our scoring percentage is decent despite not playing too great during the PP.
The biggest negatives, according to me, is that everyone continuously forces passes to Karlsson and expect him to be able to receive and do something with horrible bobble passes even though he's already closely covered. It seems like every single player is scared not to include him, or they simply don't think that the rest of them can create a great scoring chance without him. Either way, it makes the PP extremely predictable.
Karlsson is always covered and when he gets the puck they always favor him and his side, to take away all his time and space. This also gives the rest of the PP-unit more time and space, which they never seem to be able to do anything with anyway.
What I would like to see, is forwards bringing the puck down to behind the net. Both to create chances of their own, but also to force the PK-unit to fall deeper to defend. Right now it's so predictable that Karlsson is always forcibly passed to, that they caqn just cheat with one guy and still get away with it. Karlsson should be used as one piece of the unit, not the piece where everything has to go through.
If we place Zibanejad at the half-boards and just feed him pucks to one-time, the exact same thing will happen to him. The pk-unit will realize that he's getting the puck over and over again, and they will start to stay closer to him.
I guess what I'm saying is that the PP needs more creativity and plays made down low, instead of just forcing plays up to the blue-line, to Karlsson.
Since Karlsson seems to be on the ice for about 1,40 of each pp, it's even more important to have the rest of the crew involved, or he won't have the energy to stay out as long as he does. Though, I do think he's staying out too long from time to time.
Also, I say just stack up on the first PP-unit, having Ryan on the 2nd is just stupid in my eyes. He should be on the first line and the first pp-unit, in my world at least. We don't have a Holmstrom on this team, who's the ugly crease guy, I think we need one. Best for the job is possibly Chiasson, if he can work on deflections and positioning. So...He should have that role on the second unit.
* Hoffman has zero pp-points.
* Turris has 4
The problem with PP-2 is obviously the lack of a center to take the draws, which means that it will come on in play, not at a blown whistle. If there is a faceoff in defensive zone, Legwand/Lazar can take it and then go off - or simply let Stone handle them, his FO-percentage is higher anyway (granted, with a much smaller amount of draws)
And as you notice, I believe that Ceci deserves a chance on the PP. Zib and he will be used on the 1st or 2nd depending on who's more rested and what kind of system the coaches want to use in the upcoming PP. Zib = shots, Ceci = safer play, more passing than shooting.
This would be much easier to setup in a way that would make me satisfied, if I could use Spezza
Most important. No Phillips and no Legwand. I'd rather try Lazar in that case. heck, even Smith, he could probably fill a Holmstrom:ish role.
The biggest negatives, according to me, is that everyone continuously forces passes to Karlsson and expect him to be able to receive and do something with horrible bobble passes even though he's already closely covered. It seems like every single player is scared not to include him, or they simply don't think that the rest of them can create a great scoring chance without him. Either way, it makes the PP extremely predictable.
Karlsson is always covered and when he gets the puck they always favor him and his side, to take away all his time and space. This also gives the rest of the PP-unit more time and space, which they never seem to be able to do anything with anyway.
What I would like to see, is forwards bringing the puck down to behind the net. Both to create chances of their own, but also to force the PK-unit to fall deeper to defend. Right now it's so predictable that Karlsson is always forcibly passed to, that they caqn just cheat with one guy and still get away with it. Karlsson should be used as one piece of the unit, not the piece where everything has to go through.
If we place Zibanejad at the half-boards and just feed him pucks to one-time, the exact same thing will happen to him. The pk-unit will realize that he's getting the puck over and over again, and they will start to stay closer to him.
I guess what I'm saying is that the PP needs more creativity and plays made down low, instead of just forcing plays up to the blue-line, to Karlsson.
Since Karlsson seems to be on the ice for about 1,40 of each pp, it's even more important to have the rest of the crew involved, or he won't have the energy to stay out as long as he does. Though, I do think he's staying out too long from time to time.
Also, I say just stack up on the first PP-unit, having Ryan on the 2nd is just stupid in my eyes. He should be on the first line and the first pp-unit, in my world at least. We don't have a Holmstrom on this team, who's the ugly crease guy, I think we need one. Best for the job is possibly Chiasson, if he can work on deflections and positioning. So...He should have that role on the second unit.
* Hoffman has zero pp-points.
* Turris has 4
PP:1
MacArthur-Turris-Ryan
Ceci/Zibanejad-Karlsson
PP:2
Chiasson-Stone-Hoffman
Zibanejad/Ceci-Karlsson/Wier
MacArthur-Turris-Ryan
Ceci/Zibanejad-Karlsson
PP:2
Chiasson-Stone-Hoffman
Zibanejad/Ceci-Karlsson/Wier
The problem with PP-2 is obviously the lack of a center to take the draws, which means that it will come on in play, not at a blown whistle. If there is a faceoff in defensive zone, Legwand/Lazar can take it and then go off - or simply let Stone handle them, his FO-percentage is higher anyway (granted, with a much smaller amount of draws)
And as you notice, I believe that Ceci deserves a chance on the PP. Zib and he will be used on the 1st or 2nd depending on who's more rested and what kind of system the coaches want to use in the upcoming PP. Zib = shots, Ceci = safer play, more passing than shooting.
This would be much easier to setup in a way that would make me satisfied, if I could use Spezza
Most important. No Phillips and no Legwand. I'd rather try Lazar in that case. heck, even Smith, he could probably fill a Holmstrom:ish role.
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