Dear Francesco... you made some decent coin in the Playoffs... now the team needs a Powerplay specialist

[-Buzzsaw-]

Dear Mr Aquilini

 

I am sure you are disappointed in the final results, but I am also sure you are happy with the extra revenue from the Playoffs.

 

So here's the thing... as you probably noticed, the most glaring lacking on this team is its Powerplay.

 

If it produced on  1/6th of the chances it had, (a very low average, but enough) we would have won the series.

 

So, since coaches are not covered under the Salary Cap, I am going to suggest you take a small portion of the swag you picked up from the gate revenues, TV revenues, merchandise sales, tap PA on the shoulder and tell him to hire the best freaking Powerplay specialist in the league.

 

You might also tell Patrik to hire an offensive specialist to work with the lines so they can get some flash in the offense.

 

The team has some great defensive specialist coaches, but needs work on the O side.

 

Thanks for your consideration.

[Drive-By Body Pierce]

Perhaps one of the few good posts to post on CDC?

[Rounoush]

Yep. #1 need is to get that powerplay going. Could have easily won us this series if it was even average.

[LaBamba]

I vote for a practice facility. 
 

what’s a power play coach going to say anyway? 
 

you know how you guys don’t hit the net? Let’s try hit it. 
 

How bout if we chip the puck in on zone entry we win the puck battle. 
 

let’s move around out there guys. 
 

let’s screen the goalie. 
 

Hey EP-40, score again. 
 

[Curmudgeon]

Aquilini has always funded the team pretty much to the cap. It isn't money that's the issue, it's the salary cap. When you have too much committed you can't afford to add nice things. Improvement will have to come from able dealing within the cap by Allvin and Company, and possibly by promotion from within.

[Canuck Surfer]

59 minutes ago, LaBamba said:

what’s a power play coach going to say anyway? 

 

Ian Clarke for PP coach.  Referred most recently by Silov's...

[PeteyBoeser]

Have a pp that doesn’t kill momentum or give momentum. 

[CanuckinEdm]

Promotion to the Sedins?

[Don Brodka Jr]

Dream On!
We all know that any money Franky earned from this playoff run is going on more Hookers and Blow!

[stawns]

7 hours ago, -Buzzsaw- said:

Dear Mr Aquilini

 

I am sure you are disappointed in the final results, but I am also sure you are happy with the extra revenue from the Playoffs.

 

So here's the thing... as you probably noticed, the most glaring lacking on this team is its Powerplay.

 

If it produced on  1/6th of the chances it had, (a very low average, but enough) we would have won the series.

 

So, since coaches are not covered under the Salary Cap, I am going to suggest you take a small portion of the swag you picked up from the gate revenues, TV revenues, merchandise sales, tap PA on the shoulder and tell him to hire the best freaking Powerplay specialist in the league.

 

You might also tell Patrik to hire an offensive specialist to work with the lines so they can get some flash in the offense.

 

The team has some great defensive specialist coaches, but needs work on the O side.

 

Thanks for your consideration.

 

They've established the defensive discipline and culture and everyone has bought in.  Now it's time to figure out how to let your skilled guys be skilled guys within that system.........at even strength and the pp.

 

At some point, they have to stop suffocating the offense here.  They've got some of the most skilled guys in the league..........don't waste it

[6of1_halfdozenofother]

6 hours ago, LaBamba said:

I vote for a practice facility. 

 

That was also a PoHOJR deliverable from his initial signing.  I'm curious to know why some arrangement hasn't already been figured out and why shovels haven't yet hit the ground.

[MeanSeanBean]

2 hours ago, CanuckinEdm said:

Promotion to the Sedins?

This seems like the most likely outcome, if they want the job. The mix between the Twins and Gonch filling in when they are around clearly wasn't enough

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

2 hours ago, stawns said:

 

They've established the defensive discipline and culture and everyone has bought in.  Now it's time to figure out how to let your skilled guys be skilled guys within that system.........at even strength and the pp.

 

At some point, they have to stop suffocating the offense here.  They've got some of the most skilled guys in the league..........don't waste it

The pp is where we gotta get our offense going, if you don't score, you're putting more pressure on trying to score 5v5. 

[DSVII]

3 hours ago, CanuckinEdm said:

Promotion to the Sedins?

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the Sedins had a hand in sharing power play duties with Gonchar this season 

[DrJockitch]

When we had any life in that series the PP sucked it right out of them.  They need something, but really it was more effort level.

They looked like they were over thinking and underskating on the entries.  Also, I will never get used to seeing them dump and chase on PP, it never works it is just 30s off the clock until the next dump and chase.  Especially since we were out skated so badly by the Oil.

This team needs more speed especially on the wings.

Edited May 21 by DrJockitch

[JeremyCuddles]

20 minutes ago, DSVII said:

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the Sedins had a hand in sharing power play duties with Gonchar this season 

People been saying Tocchet runs the powerplay. Gonch and the Sedins are in development roles and not necessarily in on the coaching Xs and Os stuff. It's hard to tell cause the staff is so big.

[Ballisticsports]

The Sedins were so intuitive and impossible to teach that, you have it or you don't as a player, Gretzky was the same, he could see plays happening before others with anticipation but couldn't teach that,

I think the Sedins are a great addition to the team in development, an commitment to fitness and professionalism for the younger players and perhaps they have more to offer as well

[NucksNation]

I personally can’t stand Hughes on the pp. Puts no effort into entries, then when they have a hard time gaining the zone he gets frustrated and pouts and puts even less effort.

 

Doesnt use his skating at all to open up space like McDavid does. Can’t get shots through or hit the net. Basically

all he does is play pass with Miller.

Pettersson is just as bad on the pp, never moves.

 

Just makes 0 sense to me why one of the best skaters in the league stands in one spot when everyone and their grandma knows they need to move. 

[Reg]

10 hours ago, LaBamba said:

I vote for a practice facility. 
 

what’s a power play coach going to say anyway? 
 

you know how you guys don’t hit the net? Let’s try hit it. 
 

How bout if we chip the puck in on zone entry we win the puck battle. 
 

let’s move around out there guys. 
 

let’s screen the goalie. 
 

Hey EP-40, score again. 
 

 

Have to wonder whether management could include incentive clauses in players contracts that provide for a bonus for number of shots on goal versus those that missed the net stats based upon position played, time on ice and league averages.

[Alflives]

No we don’t. All players need to play the right way. 

[Northern_Nuck]

1 hour ago, Reg said:

 

Have to wonder whether management could include incentive clauses in players contracts that provide for a bonus for number of shots on goal versus those that missed the net stats based upon position played, time on ice and league averages.

I actually like this idea like if the team gets 40 shots on goal per game collectively as a group, every player gets a $5000 bonus. 
 

 That would make them not puck hog. 

[flat land fish]

Their biggest pp issue was winning pp faceoffs and zone entries.  Fix that and most of the problem is repaired.  Need to threaten with speed off the rush multiple guys attacking the line with speed so they can't just stack 4 on the line.  Drop pass was wrong tactic for what the Oilers were defending with.

[The Duke]

10 hours ago, stawns said:

 

They've established the defensive discipline and culture and everyone has bought in.  Now it's time to figure out how to let your skilled guys be skilled guys within that system.........at even strength and the pp.

 

At some point, they have to stop suffocating the offense here.  They've got some of the most skilled guys in the league..........don't waste it

This is my sentiment exactly.  And as far as a process goes, I get it.  We needed the defensive boot camp - but if the playoffs showed anything it’s that we’re definitely stifling the top end talent. 
 

With that said, the power play is the biggest area for growth.  Oilers PK did a great job out working our PP and we had no response. It cost us the series IMO.  (And to be fair, they did it to the Kings as well but with Petey, Hughes and Miller on the ice there’s no excuse having Nurse and Ceci shut you down.) 

[stawns]

4 hours ago, Northern_Nuck said:

I actually like this idea like if the team gets 40 shots on goal per game collectively as a group, every player gets a $5000 bonus. 
 

 That would make them not puck hog. 

 

Once again, RT doesn't want high shot volume, he wants them to hold the puck until they get a quality shot chance.  Whether you agree with it or not, that's the system 

[stawns]

43 minutes ago, The Duke said:

This is my sentiment exactly.  And as far as a process goes, I get it.  We needed the defensive boot camp - but if the playoffs showed anything it’s that we’re definitely stifling the top end talent. 
 

With that said, the power play is the biggest area for growth.  Oilers PK did a great job out working our PP and we had no response. It cost us the series IMO.  (And to be fair, they did it to the Kings as well but with Petey, Hughes and Miller on the ice there’s no excuse having Nurse and Ceci shut you down.) 

 

I agree and give credit to the oilers for their aggressive approach, but it's easy to be aggressive when the PP is predictable and it doesn't get more predictable than van's power play