[GT] Flames @ Predators

[blender]

Originally Posted by Beninho

Have you watched the PP's? It's been excruciating. Are we not supposed to comment on how bad it's looked?

I find the whinging in the GT more excruciating TBTH.

And I don't mind the constructive comments, either. it's the bad-mouthing that gets me

[TheIronMaiden]

I worry now that Nashville will get a couple of soft calls in their favour to restore balance to the game.

[JetsFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

It's a set play. The puck carrier is skating towards you, so you as the defenceman are skating backwards. When they drop it back like that, everyone needs to stop skating backwards and start skating forward to get back into position at the blue line. As they are skating forward, Gaudreau comes charging at them and uses their own momentum against them.

More and more teams are starting to use it as a viable zone entry on the PP. I'm not a fan, but can't deny it works more often than not.

I agree, it works well when it works but to use it on the PP with less than 5 seconds on the clock is asinine. They could've had a decent chance but instead they ran out the clock and got nothing. Wrong time for that play.

[Anduril]

Originally Posted by smiggy77

Yeah, I think he needs a big shot on his half boards as I think he has good distribution skills. Putting Versteeg or Johnny on those half boards kinda renders Brodie useless there. We need a big shot there.

Would be nice to see a guy like Stone who's willing to fire the puck and has some solid oomph to it manning the point. Brodie's role is basically the middle man when they switch from half wall to half wall.

[direwolf]

It's amazing how bad the PP has looked since the 10 game winning streak ended. It's like they've completely forgotten what made it successful during that stretch when it was red hot. They'd better fix it soon. You definitely won't get past the 1st round with an ice cold PP.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by blender

Wow.

This GT is a moanfest. I know the PP hasn't done anything and it's frustrating, but they are down one on the road against a tough team. Plenty of time and opportunity to win this one.
Go Flames Go!

Not mad about the game situation necessarily

But 5 PP opportunities and they look just listless out there. That's frustrating in a game where they need points.

GFG

[Five-hole]

Just baffling decision-making on the PP.

[MrMike]

Goal posts count as missed shots. No point in showing that stat

[smiggy77]

Originally Posted by Anduril

Would be nice to see a guy like Stone who's willing to fire the puck and has some solid oomph to it manning the point. Brodie's role is basically the middle man when they switch from half wall to half wall.

Yeah, that's true. Three good distribution guys on one PP doesn't seem to fly as well. My assumption is that Cameron want's to have two styles of pp.

You got the distribution E-W to bring it down low then to the slot kind of PP with PP1, and then a more grinding PP2 and distribute to the point with some boom shots.

I think against a strong PP and defence like Nashville, some adjustments should be made. Maybe more PP2 line against a team like this.

[Itse]

Originally Posted by Rick M.

How many games will he get?

The flowchart says...

[normtwofinger]

Good god I cannot stand that WWE commercial.

[smiggy77]

There we go, PP2 to start, that makes sense.

[Kovaz]

Monahan's looking like the useless Monahan from the start of the season. Every play he stops moving his feet once he gets the puck and looks to pass to Gaudreau. Gotta mix it up, it's way too predictable.

Gotta mix up the first PP unit. Once Tkachuk's back I'd swap Versteeg and Brouwer with Bennett and Ferland. Or Stone in place of one of the 2. Teams have figured out that they won't pass to Brouwer for any reason once set up so it's basically 4v4, and they hardly use Monahan either. Gotta change the angle a bit, have the net front guy show for a pass and get more creative.

[Beninho]

Originally Posted by blender

I find the whinging in the GT more excruciating TBTH.

And I don't mind the constructive comments, either. it's the bad-mouthing that gets me

I thinks it's more of an annoyance of waisting opportunities in an important game. Either way they have a period to go and only down one but the second unit should be the unit that starts out if the Flames get another one.

[btimbit]

Nice hand eye Johnny. Wow

[direwolf]

Jesus Brodie, WTF was that?

[Moneyhands23]

PP will have to be fixed if they want yo win a round

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Flames PP is so bad right now, hard to watch.

[Jbo]

Just seem to be lacking urgency

[MrMike]

Jesus Christ