thehamburglar Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I'd rank our forwards in terms of abilities in front of the net as follows (based on all of last season): Hansen > Higgins > Burrows > Kesler > Bitz > Lapierre Hansen is always PERFECTLY positioned at the top of the crease and is our best screener by far, but his hands aren't quite as good as say Higgins who is our best deflector by a long shot. His ability to tip pucks is easily the best on the team, but all of the top-4 here are hungry and dig for rebounds well. However, for the powerplay I'd like to see this: Sedin - Sedin - Hansen Edler - Garrison Higgins - Kesler - Booth Ballard - Hamhuis The first unit strives on shots from the point going straight through. Our best screener is planted in front of the net, the Sedins work it down low and drag forwards in with Edler as a playmaker, and Garrison bombs the goals in. Our 2nd unit here aims for scoring off the rush or peeling off the half boards with shots from the slot, or (2nd priority) shots from Hamhuis to be deflected by Higgins. That's our team's best deflector and our team's best deflecting shot from Hamhuis who knows exactly how to slow down the shot to make it easily deflectable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFrame14 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I agree .. Kassian should be the net presence on the first unit and kes should run the 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedman Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Really like the idea of Kassian playing that role on the PP. Could definitely be worth trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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