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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Strong side is better for protecting the puck and if you are going to be passing. And it's a better angle for a short side shot. Weak side is a better angel for a one timer generally.
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I'd agree that strong side is better for protecting the puck at 5 on 5. Especially in your own end and carrying the puck through the neutral zone and on rush attempts.
In the fairly static PP setup I think weak side is as good or better for basically everything.
1 vs 3. Both are left hand shots.
Both are in position to make passes on their forehand.
3 can one time.
If 3 skates into the middle of the ice he is on his forehand and is a huge threat. That's a massive advantage over 1.
I would say puck protection is relatively equal here. If 3 gets pressured hard they can spin towards the boards and puck the puck deep on their backhand or make a pass to the point on their forehand. 1 in the same situation has to make the less safe point pass on their backhand if they spin. Perhaps 3 has a slight advantage here too.
Washington has the ideal setup up with an ideal shooter in Ovechkin.
I guess the Oilers will look like that this year in the five lefty set up but McDavid will be in the 1 position from the first picture which is going to hurt his ability to walk into the middle. He will have lots of options to set up a one timer, but will he be able to create that space if the defenders don't have to respect him walking into the middle?
Calgary was playing the weak side QB with Johnny this all last year and it didn't work that well. Did they do it the first year of Gulutzan as well?
Either way, at the end of the day I strongly suspect that player execution and luck both play a larger role on PP effectiveness than coaching.