Having a sub %10 PP and being 5-1 is highly respectable, imagine if we had scored once on the PP against Vegas we might have come out of that game with another W and be 6-0. Championship teams are made from a combo of these 4 things – Goaltending, special teams, 5v5 offense and defense. You need 4/4 of these to be S tier in order to win it all, and to win most regular season games, sometimes goaltending can carry you but not for long. Historically, the canes have very consistently made the playoffs and had 1 or more of those aspects become F tier (goaltending, special teams, 5v5 offensive scoring specifically)
We have got to figure out this damn PP – we need Marley girl now more than ever before
At this point I’m pretty irked that Nikishin is not on the PP. He couldn’t even get on PP2 last night over Mike Reilly? I like Miller, Walker, and Reilly perfectly well 5v5, but in over ~20 seasons of their careers combined they have a grand total of 1 season over 30 points between them, and none of them have eclipsed 10 goals a single time.
I get that Niki doesn’t speak English well, but at this point I’d argue that would be a benefit that he doesn’t have to listen to our coaching staff beat into him that he has to do the same few obvious plays we’ve seen be hot and cold (more cold) during Rod’s tenure
I haven’t been happy with our pp since Kirk Muller. There. I said it.
Also: omg we lost a game, let’s panic!
I want Nikishin on the PP for no other reason than a heavy shot like his would be harder for a goalie to control, it might cause a puck to squeak through or cause a rebound that pulls a goalie out of position.
Burns was kind of a similar idea with how often hed shoot the puck, but obviously his age was the limiting factor.
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Having a sub %10 PP and being 5-1 is highly respectable, imagine if we had scored once on the PP against Vegas we might have come out of that game with another W and be 6-0. Championship teams are made from a combo of these 4 things – Goaltending, special teams, 5v5 offense and defense. You need 4/4 of these to be S tier in order to win it all, and to win most regular season games, sometimes goaltending can carry you but not for long. Historically, the canes have very consistently made the playoffs and had 1 or more of those aspects become F tier (goaltending, special teams, 5v5 offensive scoring specifically)
We have got to figure out this damn PP – we need Marley girl now more than ever before
At this point I’m pretty irked that Nikishin is not on the PP. He couldn’t even get on PP2 last night over Mike Reilly? I like Miller, Walker, and Reilly perfectly well 5v5, but in over ~20 seasons of their careers combined they have a grand total of 1 season over 30 points between them, and none of them have eclipsed 10 goals a single time.
I get that Niki doesn’t speak English well, but at this point I’d argue that would be a benefit that he doesn’t have to listen to our coaching staff beat into him that he has to do the same few obvious plays we’ve seen be hot and cold (more cold) during Rod’s tenure
I haven’t been happy with our pp since Kirk Muller. There. I said it.
Also: omg we lost a game, let’s panic!
I want Nikishin on the PP for no other reason than a heavy shot like his would be harder for a goalie to control, it might cause a puck to squeak through or cause a rebound that pulls a goalie out of position.
Burns was kind of a similar idea with how often hed shoot the puck, but obviously his age was the limiting factor.