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Naitix · 01-17-2023, 11:18 AM

I think one of the issues with the PP comes from not having a lefty on the first unit who can one time the puck. Huberdeau usually played the left point on PP so that he can fake a shot, shoot or pass without moving his body so it is seamless, it results in him making great PP passes for a one timer or set up another player that opposition can't read. That is how he assisted so much on PP previous years.

Right now Flames are playing Toffoli on that left point due to his one timer and his preferred shot location, but this leaves Huberdeau to play on the right point. Lefty playing on the right point can't make seamless passes east-west without changing his body position. There is a delay in how fast that pass can be made so it is easier for opposition to read it thus intersect it. The other option is to have your body facing the left point but then you are not so much a threat for the shot so players move a bit to intersect the pass and the goalie can cheat. If he is facing the left point to make a pass, he can still shoot but your body is not properly positioned and you can't get as hard of a shot off

I think Hubedreau should play left point as that is where he excels at, and Flames need to figure out who can take one timers on that right point. But, if you remember last year Lindholm has that amazing quick release on right point, so I think we can use that unless somebody can get a shot off quicker. My preferred positioning would be, Andersson qb, Hub left point, Kadri net front, Lindholm right point and Ruzicka the high middle player. Ruzicka has a great shot and probably the hardest shot out of our forwards so I think he is the perfect player for Hubedrau to feed him passes so he can take shots in the middle from the top circles.

I like Toffoli on the PP but he is just the extra player that limits our PP potential, we have 2 players who are shooters on PP1 and both of them are righties. You need a lefty and the best option is Ruzicka imo.

The best PP player we have is Huberdeau and we should be structuring the PP around him

01-17-2023, 11:18 AM	#1
Naitix Scoring Winger Join Date: Feb 2019 Exp:	How to fix the PP I think one of the issues with the PP comes from not having a lefty on the first unit who can one time the puck. Huberdeau usually played the left point on PP so that he can fake a shot, shoot or pass without moving his body so it is seamless, it results in him making great PP passes for a one timer or set up another player that opposition can't read. That is how he assisted so much on PP previous years. Right now Flames are playing Toffoli on that left point due to his one timer and his preferred shot location, but this leaves Huberdeau to play on the right point. Lefty playing on the right point can't make seamless passes east-west without changing his body position. There is a delay in how fast that pass can be made so it is easier for opposition to read it thus intersect it. The other option is to have your body facing the left point but then you are not so much a threat for the shot so players move a bit to intersect the pass and the goalie can cheat. If he is facing the left point to make a pass, he can still shoot but your body is not properly positioned and you can't get as hard of a shot off I think Hubedreau should play left point as that is where he excels at, and Flames need to figure out who can take one timers on that right point. But, if you remember last year Lindholm has that amazing quick release on right point, so I think we can use that unless somebody can get a shot off quicker. My preferred positioning would be, Andersson qb, Hub left point, Kadri net front, Lindholm right point and Ruzicka the high middle player. Ruzicka has a great shot and probably the hardest shot out of our forwards so I think he is the perfect player for Hubedrau to feed him passes so he can take shots in the middle from the top circles. I like Toffoli on the PP but he is just the extra player that limits our PP potential, we have 2 players who are shooters on PP1 and both of them are righties. You need a lefty and the best option is Ruzicka imo. The best PP player we have is Huberdeau and we should be structuring the PP around him