PP- Reaves screen goalie

[ANDI P IS CUTE]

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[Commander Clueless]

Can't be worse than what we've got now.

You're hired.

 

[HellasLEAF]

All for it seriously.

 

[Dekes For Days]

No, turning our 5v4 advantage into a 4v4 with the worst offensive player on the team is not going to fix our PP.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Need hands on the net front guy. Screens are part of the job description but so are tips and banging in rebounds.

 

[Matthews4Calder]

We never other than Bertuzzi maybe have someone screening. Watch other teams even in this series Bruins have had a couple goals scored from it. Leafs PP is so predictable yet the coaches keep rolling out the same shi*.

 

[Stephen]

I could see Reaves being used as a bulldozer if they ever want to initiate a quick dump and chase to set up a PP.

Move up the ice quickly. Hard rim around towards Reaves corner. Reaves takes a massive run at the puck retrieving defenseman, Leafs take the puck, Reaves rotates to the net front.

Suddenly 1 or 2 of the Bruins defensemen have engaged in a massive corner interaction with Reaves and has to engage him in a net front interaction.

 

[egd27]

Not sure I want Reaves on the ice for a PP, but maybe they should let him coach it since the PP and Head Coaches don't seem very interested in fixing the issues with it.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Not sure I want Reaves on the ice for a PP, but maybe they should let him coach it since the PP and Head Coaches don't seem very interested in fixing the issues with it.

It's a better idea than having him play on it.

 

[banks]

The PP looked OK in game 2 and 3, for the most part. The one at the end of the 2nd period was an abysmal disaster, took an equalizing penalty, and cost the game. But I thought they created chances other than that atrocious attempt.

It's time to change things up, I agree. But I don't think it needs anything as radical as Reav-o.

Just take Rielly off the 1st unit. His pop-gun point shot isn't enough for the Bruins to care, so they jam up the rest of the ice and dare him to shoot. It makes the PP boring with a QB who has no option but a pass to the half boards.

Anyone else in that spot would be an improvement for unit 1. Nylander, move Tavares, Lil, heck even Timmins. That would be enough to make a difference right now.

 

[ITM]

Interesting proposition.

We've got elite shooters...Especially when Nylander returns.

PP1: Matthews, Reaves, Nylander, Domi, Reilly
PP2: Matthews, Reaves, Marner, Bertuzzi, Liljegren.

And yes, I mean to leave Matthews and Reaves on for the whole 2 minutes. And that's irrespective of my anticipation which says, I don't think we're getting 5 calls again. Might as well maximize the critical time we have when we have the man advantage.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

I am up for everything, but we are dealing with Keefe here who never seems to change things. Or he blenders lines, but never PK/PP.

I have no problem with this. I hope Keefe is trying something desperate soon.

 

[Dekes For Days]

It really says a lot that this is one of the few things Bertuzzi is at least supposed to be able to actually do, and yet we still have people advocating for throwing a 4th line enforcer on the PP instead.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I’m down for anything as long as it means change or Christ’s sake. The current setup isn’t working. Maybe Nylander returning Will chance that first units fortunes but I doubt it. We had all of the Big Four + Rielly in the final games of the season and the PP still stunk.

 

[Tak7]

Bertuzzi is your best option.

Was glad he was back on PP1, but was battled to see him setting up down low rather than in the garbage areas.

 

[TMLife17]

Keefe stop coming to HF for help. Hire someone competent with your next team.

 

[AustonMarner]

Can't be worse than what we've got now.

You're hired.

True

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Sounds like Robertson is staying in the lineup. Could we at least TRY him on PP2? The guy can shoot.

 

[Fogelhund]

Knies needs to be that guy long-term... he's not quite ready yet, but Bertuzzi is generally pretty good at that. If he's in the lineup, Robertson needs to be on PP2.

 

[m1ker]

We are better 5v5 so just roll normal lines

 

[AustonMarner]

Put Reaves/Bertuzzi in front to create chaos, remove bumper position and have 4 skilled players rotating clockwise down-low and up-high to create chances, one player can drop into slot when advantageous for high danger scoring chance... powerplay needs to be less obvious and predictably structured which makes it easily shut down

Having a guy like Tavares just stand in the "bumper" spot and block scoring chances, while Leafs telegraph passes to Matthews just isn't cutting it at this point lol

 

[SpaceSpartan]

I mean, it isn't crazy. The Knights gave him some PP time and he scored a few times. I'm the biggest Reaves fanboy in the world, but even I would only be interested in seeing it as a surprise PP2 once or twice. Of course, if it works....

 

[NVious]

Reaves deserves powerplay time as is, Marner has 1 point, Tavares has 1 point and Reaves has 1 point, and only costing 1 million making him technically 11x the player Tavares and Marner are.

 

[Burkeocet]

Robertson should get more looks too. The PP has been awful and they need to try new things

 

[the squared circle]

It doesn't hurt to try this at all. Probert was very effective in this role.
And like everyone knows, nothing is working at the moment.