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Originally Posted by MissTeeks
Someone with a worse PK than ours:
“@SNRobKerr: Weird Stat of the day for me. #Hawks dead in PK and Home PK.”
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On the 'Hawk PK struggles...many of the failures have been due to Kruger getting smoked in the faceoff circle to start the PK...a lot of point shots through screens off lost draws within the 1st 10 seconds of the PK. The other issue has been a too passive box. Last year, with Frolik on the 1st rotation, the 'Hawks ran a 1-1-2 with high energy Fro putting pressure on the puck anytime it was above the dots...without Fro, teams have been able to settle and move the puck all around the perimeter. The latest adjustment, since Nordstrom was sent to the Rock, and others (Saad, Bollig, Smith, Mills) have been paired with Kruger on the 1st PK rotation, the 'Hawks bring somewhat more puck pressure, but, it is still inconsistent, and they still do occasionally fall back into a passive box. The have been marginally better a man down last few games.