Yeah maybe like 20 games. But if they don't at least get 2 of the next 5 we're in trouble.
The power play. Entries is one thing. That's the easiest thing to work on but once they get zone control..
They run an overload pp. The problem I see is they don't adapt at all. When you stay in overload the other team just runs tight point and rushes the point or cuts off the pass from halfboafds to point.
Overload is fine to start. It's the usual start to any pp. As you see in last nights game hurricanes started it but then quickly rotates to the 1-3-1 which looks like this.
As you can see it opens up a lot of deflection and rebounding opportunities and you're more likely to maintain control after a save baring a missed net. It also opens up short little cross crease tap ins. I find it to be better for creative players and snipers and good skaters, which our pp has.
I think the lack of adaptation is the key to the problem. The coach is clearly thinking, hey! We have some very good D so we should run overload and use the D as the primary shot generation unless there's an open halfboard player to rush it down low. But then they just either pressure points or clog up middle and block shooting lanes.
Just look at the canes pps when they 1-3-1 and tell me that doesn't look twice as dangerous and fitting for our players vs sending in point blasts?