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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
LOL at people blaming Raymond and Colborne. Much like the defensive issues earlier in the season the powerplay issues are a team issue not an individual issue. Some of the blame in particular has to to go the point men who simply haven't got enough pucks on net. If they just tee'd off on every powerplay eventually they would get one in but it's lots of missed nets and pucks shot directly into defenders. I can't count how many times the team has moved the puck around and the point man passes on clear shots only to later take a shot that has virtually zero chance of getting by a defender closing in on them.
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No one is blaming Raymond and Colborne but they are clearly the worst players being deployed on a consistent basis on the league's worst PP.
The defense isn't the problem aside from Wideman losing his mojo (which I think he'll get back). The problem, in my eyes, is a total lack of creativity down low from the forwards. Gaudreau is the only one with a creative bone in his body at the moment, and that just won't do. The D don't have any options but to lob it in hoping something will happen because the puck dies once the forwards get it. There is no confidence, and thus no creativity.
All is not ls lost however, I think they are very close to opening the flood gates IMO. The PP has looked much better in December, despite the lack of results. We are one good game away from breaking out, I can feel it. This is not a historically bad PP, they just look like one so far. This is like the opposite of our good sh% last year, this will balance out.