Leafsman
I guess $11M doesn't buy you what it use to
- May 22, 2008
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I hate to harp on this team after a lousy loss but I really need to air this grievance as everyone watching hockey with me is tired of hearing it.
I find it very irritating that about 1:00 in to a PP (sometimes not even) our first unit rushes to get off the ice.
Why in the hell can't our first unit play more than 1:00 of PP play time???? Or at the very least Matthews??? Also, Nylander should be on the top unit and him and Matthews can stay out for close to the whole 2:00.
There are PP's where the 1st Unit gets 1:00ish, the 2nd unit gets <1:00 and then Freddy the Goat is out there. When our 4th liners are out there for 10-20 secs of the PP, that basically means we are getting 1:40 PP and a 20 second slight advantage for the 4th line.
The shortened PP time for our 1st unit means that it is always facing the other teams 1st PK unit for the vast majority of every PP, and never really gets a chance to face the other teams lesser penalty killers.
This team right now is #1 in PP opportunities but our 1st PP unit players barely crack the top 30 in PP TOI/g.
Babcock needs to get his TOI issues resolved and fast.
I find it very irritating that about 1:00 in to a PP (sometimes not even) our first unit rushes to get off the ice.
Why in the hell can't our first unit play more than 1:00 of PP play time???? Or at the very least Matthews??? Also, Nylander should be on the top unit and him and Matthews can stay out for close to the whole 2:00.
There are PP's where the 1st Unit gets 1:00ish, the 2nd unit gets <1:00 and then Freddy the Goat is out there. When our 4th liners are out there for 10-20 secs of the PP, that basically means we are getting 1:40 PP and a 20 second slight advantage for the 4th line.
The shortened PP time for our 1st unit means that it is always facing the other teams 1st PK unit for the vast majority of every PP, and never really gets a chance to face the other teams lesser penalty killers.
This team right now is #1 in PP opportunities but our 1st PP unit players barely crack the top 30 in PP TOI/g.
Babcock needs to get his TOI issues resolved and fast.