Formerly Allan in MD

Perhaps it's like mad science. You keep perfecting the formula until it's either optimal or blows up.

Nice balance. Let's see how it goes.

Hutton may very well be wearing down, i.e. showing the effects of previously being a back-up and now being asked to carry the load. Perhaps more starts for Ullmark would help both of them.

Poor coaching obviously damages players. The jury I'm on regarding Housley is close to a verdict, and it's not a positive one.

Hurray!

Too early to tell about JBot. The bigger question in my mind is whether Housley is a good or bad coach.

They're being coached to play this way, by someone who should know better. Rapid puck movement is critical on the PP. There's always someone open; you just have to keep the penalty killers guessing with the rapid puck movement and player movement. Some of the worst teams in the NHL have good power plays because they understand and work hard on this concept. Than you had teams like Ruff's were were often quite decent but continually had mediocre power plays.

That's exactly what the Caps do. And all of a sudden Ovi finds the puck on his stick with no one nearby and he blasts away.

It's known as the Murray equation.

Power Play 101: Move the puck QUICKLY; someone's always open to shoot. Shoot, shoot, shoot. Chaos in front of the net. It ain't rocket science though has been for the Sabres for years. Power Play 102: The point man has to get the puck on the net, hard. He ideally should be mobile with the puck before he shoots. Watch Larry Murphy tapes from when he was a Capital. Power Play 103: Utilize players best able to execute all of the above.

Bailey simply never improved.

Aren't they all a huge test these days?

How to fix power plays is not really a mystery. With a man or two advantage, someone is always open. The key is rapid puck movement to get it to that open man. The other thing that can work so well is the point man moving with the puck. That movement continually sets up screens, which makes it extremely difficult for the goalie. Larry Murphy made it to the HOF primarily because, at the point, he was continually moving with the puck, raising havoc for penalty killers and the goalie, and scoring or creating opportunities for others to score on deflections or rebounds.

You'll never succeed without secondary scoring.

Tough loss. There fore check killed us.

We can get fluky as well, finally.

Evan Evan Evan stop teasing us.

Opportunities opportunities opportunities, nothing.

He's trying to.

Terrible power play; no puck movement, no energy.

Can't stand hearing "Dougie." What, is he two years old?

Why blame Hutton for these luck goals?

Did that go in off McCabe?

Get it going guys.

Dahlin needs help.