**THE PP Drop Pass Challenge**

[the grinder]

4 hours ago, 250Integra said:

For me, every time the Canucks do a drop pass on the powerplay, I'm going to... Do 10 pushups.

yell for  for fack sakes trade edler  oh wait I  have already  done that  for 10 years or more

[luckylager]

20 minutes ago, Brad Marchand said:

Pour up (drank),

Drop pass (drank),

Turnover (drank),

Zone entry (drank),

Goal for (drank),

Goal against (drank),

Faded (drank),

Faded (drank)

You need to drink more. Toughen up that liver

[J-23]

32 minutes ago, Brad Marchand said:

Pour up (drank),

Drop pass (drank),

Turnover (drank),

Zone entry (drank),

Goal for (drank),

Goal against (drank),

Faded (drank),

Faded (drank)

Lol, I hope I'm not the only one who got this.

[Qwags]

5 hours ago, nuckin_futz said:

Can't make a drinking game out of it.

 

You'd die of alcohol poisoning.

 

3 hours ago, Twilight Sparkle said:

challenge accepted.

Let's do it. Need an excuse to drink during games anyway. Might as well be something I loathe.

[Slegr]

Edler makes it so obvious that it's coming, he gift wraps it for opponents,

I pledge to keep yelling at my TV every time he does it.

[10pavelbure96]

1 hour ago, Brad Marchand said:

Pour up (drank),

Drop pass (drank),

Turnover (drank),

Zone entry (drank),

Goal for (drank),

Goal against (drank),

Faded (drank),

Faded (drank)

Fill a swimming pool full of jack Hughes and you tank in

[Whaleroad Train]

I already do something similar to the push ups.  Every time we do a drop pass, I get angry and have to put a dollar coin into the swear jar. 

[spook007]

5 hours ago, nuckin_futz said:

Can't make a drinking game out of it.

 

You'd die of alcohol poisoning.

Rather that than die of too many push ups.... 

[theo5789]

5 hours ago, YEGCanuck said:

The drop-pass is such a lame move itr should be banned from pro-hockey. That being said to answer the challenge i will take a hit each time the team uses it on the power-play.

It's actually an effective play when done properly. The initial puck carrier is suppose to attack with speed allowing the option of breaking into the zone himself or drawing /pushing back the defender and then dropping off so the next guy can come in at full speed against the drawn/flat-footed defender. Unfortunately Edler is too slow to execute this play properly and telegraphs it, but despite this, the drop off allows the receiver of the drop pass to be able to come in with speed which is harder for a trap to handle. Many teams employ the same strategy because it's an effective one when done right.

[theo5789]

5 hours ago, MikeyD said:

When Quinn Hughes makes the team, we will see this play happen so much less. 

Hughes has the ability to carry the puck on his own, but because of this, I think the drop pass might actually be more effective with his style of play.

[The_Rocket]

I mean, the powerplay’s pretty good, maybe it’s an effective strategy?

 

anyways, i’ll Join you in the 10 push-ups.... maybe 1 push-up actually 

[mephnick]

It's effective, Edler just sucks at it.

[WonderTwinPowers]

I'm just saying every other team in the league does it now too. Newell Brown came up with if I remember right. And analytically the drop pass controlled zone entry works better than just skating it in. The Athletic had a good article about it awhile back

[Goal:thecup]

I think it works because it sets up a legal pick.

The dropper ends up between the droppee and the checker.

The droppee can then choose which side of the pick works best.

Still wish they would do less of it and think it would be more effective if more infrequent.

[theo5789]

22 minutes ago, Goal:thecup said:

I think it works because it sets up a legal pick.

The dropper ends up between the droppee and the checker.

The droppee can then choose which side of the pick works best.

Still wish they would do less of it and think it would be more effective if more infrequent.

I don't mind how frequently we do it because of the effectiveness of it, but we need someone that has that extra gear (Hughes) to go on a rush occasionally catching the opponent off guard thinking another drop pass will happen.

[189lb enforcers?]

I think we finally have some players who don’t need the opposition lined-up and standing still on the blue line in order to gain the zone. 

Why we still run this entry is anyone’s guess.  

[HerrDrFunk]

13 hours ago, GreyHatnDart said:

Soooo... you want us all to look like Brock Boeser? 

It’ll be Brock Lesnar, not Boeser, by the end of the season.

[DarthMelvin]

You should have to do 20 if Edler turns more than 90 degrees to make the drop pass LOL 

 

Talk about telegraphing...

[Apple Juice]

15 hours ago, DS4quality said:

I noticed a lot of teams deploy their powerplay this way. I thought it was a canuck thing but it's not.

It was a Canuck thing until teams started noticing that it was a more effective way of gaining entry into the zone. Used to be a time where it was dump the puck in and have 3 or even 4 guys converge on the puck or have your best skilled player skate it in. When he joined the Canucks in 2010 and running the PP, he employed this system and it worked wonders. Since then, teams have been using it thanks to Brown.

[Duodenum]

Who cares, it's the best way to gain the zone. Way better than the old dump it in and have 3 guys muck it up in the corner for 20 seconds before it's dumped back down the ice. 

 

As already stated, basically every team in the league uses it now and will continue to use it until somebody figures out a good way to stop it. 

 

It's cool how much of an impact the Sedins and Newell Brown have had on powerplay tactics.