nom_de_plume Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 urban dictionary says a power play is when 2 men force themselves on an unwilling womanThought this was ridiculous, so I actually looked it up and the top definition for Powerplay on Urban Dictionary is:"the act of using knowledge and of information against someone else in order to gain advantage in an intense situation"To answer OP's question: Shots! Shots! Shots! Traffic! Traffic! Traffic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nex is my ex Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Put Burrows on the first unit to get in the goalies face and screen, and replace Vrbata with McCann and replace Edler with Hutton1st unit Sedin,Sedin,Burrows McCann, Hutton2nd unit Sutter, Horvat, Baertschi Vrbata, Weber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 ^^^ Burrows, Horvart Hansen...anyone that will actually draw the D to the front of the net. Right now, all 5 players are stationed around the perimeter allowing the 4 defenders to keep the goalie's site lines clear. Not that it matters with Edler's inability to get his shot through. The round the boards passing is interesting to watch but our first unit basically is a penalty killer for the opposition. Hutton has the smarts and creativity to Q-back the PP and the speed to recover if necessary. Looks to have a decent shot as well. WD may be reluctant to "demote" Edler by replacing him but he never has been a great option or able to fill in for Ehrhoff in that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 With this team talking about the PP will be a short discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I do believe the PP will be streaky all year. They get good at one thing, and then try to repeat that for a long time. Teams figure it out and they aren't as quick to adjust the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7Nucks Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Powerplay needs Jake Virtanen. Gonna suggest it til it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 1st Unit:Baer, Horvat, Virtanen, McCannon on point, with Hutton.2nd Unit:D Sedin, H. Sedin, Burrows, Vrbata, Tanev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckledraggin Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The 1 point man thing needs to stop. We're being too aggressive with our power play is what it boils down to. A defenseman can pinch down low every once in a while, but for the most part he should be manning the point and making sure pucks don't get past him. The Canucks powerplay is too ambitious. We need to simplify and stop putting the point man in a position where he's going to get burned every time there's a turnover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 ^^^ Burrows, Horvart Hansen...anyone that will actually draw the D to the front of the net. Right now, all 5 players are stationed around the perimeter allowing the 4 defenders to keep the goalie's site lines clear. Not that it matters with Edler's inability to get his shot through. The round the boards passing is interesting to watch but our first unit basically is a penalty killer for the opposition. Hutton has the smarts and creativity to Q-back the PP and the speed to recover if necessary. Looks to have a decent shot as well. WD may be reluctant to "demote" Edler by replacing him but he never has been a great option or able to fill in for Ehrhoff in that role.I do believe the PP will be streaky all year. They get good at one thing, and then try to repeat that for a long time. Teams figure it out and they aren't as quick to adjust the plan.Agree with these points. Hutton looks good at the point. His shot is not as hard as Edler's, but Edler rarely seems to get a shot on the net -- it is either blocked or wide. Also agree the that PP and PK are all about adjustment. A PP that is predictable gets shut down. One good think about Hutton is he seems to have the instincts/peripheral vision/flexibility to go against the flow of the play to create an opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The 1 point man thing needs to stop. We're being too aggressive with our power play is what it boils down to. A defenseman can pinch down low every once in a while, but for the most part he should be manning the point and making sure pucks don't get past him. The Canucks powerplay is too ambitious. We need to simplify and stop putting the point man in a position where he's going to get burned every time there's a turnover.I get what your saying. But the reality is only Hutton and Tanev seem to be able to hold the blue line. All our other D struggle keeping the puck in the zone, so we get burned on the power play regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamth Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The powerplay has to revolve around a shooter. All the good powerplays do. Either it's a point shot or it's a shot from the slot.Edler can't get the puck through. Every time he shoots he hits the oppositions shin pads or shoots it high and wide. If Weber's gonna be in the lineup, we might as well take advantage of his best characteristic, which is a heavy shot.Vrbata is snake bitten right now and can't seem to snipe. Our next best shooter is Daniel who refuses to shoot for whatever reason. So the only really option right now is McCann IMO.Sedin Sedin McCannWeber Tanev it wouldn't hurt ? - try a bit of a mix Daniel w Edler & Mc Cann or something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckledraggin Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I get what your saying. But the reality is only Hutton and Tanev seem to be able to hold the blue line. All our other D struggle keeping the puck in the zone, so we get burned on the power play regardless. Sure. But it doesn't matter who's manning the point, they need to commit themselves to that position. In the last 2 games we've seen that hard pinch from the point and it leads to a 2 on 1 chance for the other team every time it doesn't work. The risk/reward just isn't there for the way they're playing the man advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 These were the units at today's practice. McCann not on the 2nd as it seems he is the extra forward with Virtanen back in the lineup. Would expect Sutter who left practice early to be on the 2nd unit. Jon Abbott @HockeyAbbs 35m35 minutes ago#Canucks PP at practice: Unit 1: 22-33-14-17/23 Unit 2: 47-53-20/6-27 *Sutter left ice (no update) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nex is my ex Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 These were the units at today's practice. McCann not on the 2nd as it seems he is the extra forward with Virtanen back in the lineup. Would expect Sutter who left practice early to be on the 2nd unit. Jon Abbott @HockeyAbbs 35m35 minutes ago#Canucks PP at practice: Unit 1: 22-33-14-17/23 Unit 2: 47-53-20/6-27 *Sutter left ice (no update)Lol he literally made no changes to the first unit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 It's pretty damn simple, put Hutton and McCann on the first unit. Blows my mind how these "professionals" can't figure this out.Remember pre season when both McCann and Virtanen walked off the half boards and sniped... Who else on our team can do that? The young guys are creative and unpredictable which is exactly what our pp needs and they also have great shots. McCann probably has the best wrist shot on the team.McCann-Sedin-SedinVrbata-HuttonI'd even be down to seeVirtanen-Sedin-SedinHutton-McCann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Umm Ok let's not change the first PP unit. It's not like they've allowed SHGs or anything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarM Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Other than the Sedins the powerplay is missing major components. Edler was getting into the zone earlier in the season but has not been doing that of late. The Point men on the PP are INEFFECTIVE. Both Weber and Edler. No shooter for the Sedin's to set up. Two glaring holes, like Deniro said,a shooter the twins can pass to and a point shooter.Weber is not the answer right now and either is Vrbata. WE NEED A PMD !!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 These were the units at today's practice. McCann not on the 2nd as it seems he is the extra forward with Virtanen back in the lineup. Would expect Sutter who left practice early to be on the 2nd unit. Jon Abbott @HockeyAbbs 35m35 minutes ago#Canucks PP at practice: Unit 1: 22-33-14-17/23 Unit 2: 47-53-20/6-27 *Sutter left ice (no update)A coach that's not willing to adapt. Where have I seen this before...Seriously, I get that he believes in his players and he thinks it's just a matter of working it out. But this powerplay has been pretty ineffective for a few years now. Sure they may finish middle of the pack at the end of the year, but how often does it come through when we really need a goal? How many times have they gone 0 for, when all we need is one goal to tie it or win the game?The pieces are there on this team, it's just about finding the right combination. I think we've seen this combination enough to know it's not effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apricot Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 1) Start shooting, less passing2) Put players that are not blind, unlike Vrbata, Edler, Weber.3) Put in McCann and Virtanen4) Put Hutton on first PP unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The powerplay has to revolve around a shooter. All the good powerplays do. Either it's a point shot or it's a shot from the slot.Edler can't get the puck through. Every time he shoots he hits the oppositions shin pads or shoots it high and wide. If Weber's gonna be in the lineup, we might as well take advantage of his best characteristic, which is a heavy shot.Vrbata is snake bitten right now and can't seem to snipe. Our next best shooter is Daniel who refuses to shoot for whatever reason. So the only really option right now is McCann IMO.Sedin Sedin McCannWeber Tanev Daniel refuses to shoot? He's at a 3.5 shots per game rate, second only to the scoring sensation Radim the Dream (more like Radim I dream of scoring goals again)...though I'd have to agree with you to some degree since most of Daniel's shots are more swipes at the puck rather than targeted shots (unlike last night in Columbus...amazing what happens when one actually shoots with some hutzpah, ain't it?).In all seriousness, I'd go Sedin -- Sedin -- Virtanen (for net front presence) / Hutton -- Vrbata on the first unit; second unit I'd go Burrows -- Sutter -- McCann / Edler -- Weber. At least Burrows will go to the net and take a pounding for the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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