Your fix for the PP

[sa cyred]

I havent been too impressed by Foster on the PP so far. Don't know how he goes from 2nd to 1st after a below average showing on the 2nd unit.

 

[Yukon Cornelius*]

First and foremost, some solid practices would do wonders.

This team needs to learn to be calm, poised and relaxed with the puck. Whether it's a strong forecheck or an aggressive penalty killing unit, this team folds under pressure. (same as last year which is very concerning and adds weight to the argument that Lavy's methods are suspect and perhaps falling on deaf ears)

Outside of Kimmo and "G", the rest of both units seizes up and hurries the pass or the shot.

I'll add the notion about an identity crisis on the PP. On one hand, they're employing the twin towers method (Harts/Knuble & Simmer) whereby you've got this dual big body presence directly in front of the goalie but rather than load up with bombs from the point and then fight and overwhelm the crease area for garbage goals, we're staying to the outside and passing the puck between the remaining 3 players looking for the perfect pass or odd man situation.

The PP, to my eyes at least, looks overtly telegraphed and regimented. For all the talk about letting creative players like "G" play, I see none of it on our PP's. Although I'm still glad they didn't resign him, Jagr's ability to protect/shield the puck from defenders is glaringly absent right now.

 

[BillDineen]

I am a little tired of watching G and Timonen play catch and then one (G mostly) messing up a pass or shooting into a defenders shins. Having said that, they don't have Hartnell moving from closer to the net to the slot for the quick shot. Also, if Jake was a shooting threat, Giroux and Timonen would have more space.

Jake on the other point is is not great. Foster can't be worst than Lilja on D, so I would prefer he plays in Jake's spot with Jake moving to the second unit. He has not been great, but the second unit has been horrible.

Jake might be able to control the puck on the right side (or right back) as Giroux does the left (minus the shooting threat). They need someone in front, so Knuble works. I don't really know where Couturier should be outside of the point. B.Schenn? He could try to do what Hartnell does, but his play has been so bad.

First:

Briere-Grioux-Simmonds
Timonen-Foster

Read-Schenn-Knuble
Couturier-Voracek
(Desperation! The D have no offense anyway, Couturier is D conscious and Jake has speed to recover)

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

If you don't want Foster on the defense considering his speed:

Briere-Giroux-Simmonds
Timonen-Couturier

Read-Schenn-Knuble
Coburn-Schenn

OR

Briere-Couturier-Simmonds
Giroux-Timonen

Read-Schenn-Knuble/Voracek
Coburn-Schenn

 

[Broad Street Elite]

If you don't want Foster on the defense considering his speed:

Briere-Giroux-Simmonds
Timonen-Couturier

Read-Schenn-Knuble
Coburn-Schenn

This looks about right to me until Voracek figures things out. He simply looks lost out there.

 

[BillDineen]

As ineffective as Jake has been, B. Schenn has been worse.

 

[TheDrizzle81]

This can't be stated enough. It's laughable how little of a threat he is to score from the half wall opposite of Giroux. Teams don't even challenge him anymore.

FTR I like jake. However. He fumbles EVERY pass, never shoots, makes terrible passes and turns the puck over. Hell as bad as people claim timonen has been, he's bailed out jake so many times this year breaking up breakaways...

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

As ineffective as Jake has been, B. Schenn has been worse.

He's just been more invisible than Jake.

 

[Broad Street Elite]

As ineffective as Jake has been, B. Schenn has been worse.

Neither belong on the top PP unit.

It's got to be some combination of Briere, Giroux, Simmonds, Read and Timmonen.

At this point, our best bet is to make the best top PP unit we can, then send some terrible combination like...

Schenn - Couturier - Voracek
Coburn - Schenn

.... out there when necessary.

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

Out of curiosity, how does a team practice its power play? Never seen it done and I only started playing hockey a few years ago.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Never seen it done and I only started playing hockey a few years ago.

I'm not sure the Flyers have seen it done either.

 

[TheDrizzle81]

I'm not sure the Flyers have seen it done either.

/thread

 

[Broad Street Elite]

I'm not sure the Flyers have seen it done either.

The question really is:

What happens when our top PP unit (Stoppable Force) runs into our top PK unit (Moveable Object)?

Explain using Pronger Physics.

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

The question really is:

What happens when our top PP unit (Stoppable Force) runs into our top PK unit (Moveable Object)?

Explain using Pronger Physics.

That's what I was wondering! Does our PP practice against our PK? I can't see how that helps at all ahaha

 

[Beef Invictus]

The question really is:

What happens when our top PP unit (Stoppable Force) runs into our top PK unit (Moveable Object)?

Explain using Pronger Physics.

Where the plane is our PP and the wall is the Elbow.

That's what I was wondering! Does our PP practice against our PK? I can't see how that helps at all ahaha

Yeah, having our PP and PK practice against each other is a downward spiral at this point, barring some changes. The same probably holds true for faceoff practices.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Any idea when Gus will be back with the club and help move the puck?

 

[BillDineen]

I think our PK vs PP would give one of the two groups some confidence given the other is horrible. Or maybe they just repeatedly turn the puck over to each other over and over again.

 

[hckyplayer8]

they just need to stop being fancy

get traffic in front and shoot from the point

simple

This.

When the going gets tough, get back to the basics.

Put the puck on net and good things will eventually start happening.

 

[PhillyFlying]

they need to alter or get rid of the three-men-high thing. while the opposing penalty kills are getting comfy, the flyers would do good to move the puck around the boards a little bit more and look for plays that aren't a giroux one-timer from the top of the circle with two guys in front. it's a good play when it works but it's not getting through right now. move the puck around, try to setup plays at the back door, be hungrier on rebounds. when hartnell is back and briere's more in the swing of things we might actually have 2 decent units and we can do some damage.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

More goals.

 

[toughfighter83*]

it's been a trend with this team for 2 years they are always getting fancy with the puck, they never want to shoot it, that's the thing with primeau he loved to shoot the puck.

 

[Jumping]

shoot the arfing puck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BernieParent]

The question really is:

What happens when our top PP unit (Stoppable Force) runs into our top PK unit (Moveable Object)?

Explain using Pronger Physics.

Scientists will have perfected the perpetual mediocrity device.

For home games, could they go to commercial before starting the PP and bring out a soccer net?

 

[Beef Invictus]

More goals.

Daring. It might work.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Take voracek off the point. Give Luke Schenn a shot back there. Stop with the extra passes. Shoot the puck more.