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Pretty sure this is a bot. Haha

Alright. PP. we saw what worked and what didn’t. You have two choices Phil. Which one do you choose?

Every line creating chances. Something will give.

Ducks having a hard time with the speed

Agreed. Standing still with it doesn’t disrupt the defensive box. Just kills time.

Thompson can really bear down on a shot

They ate their Wheaties today. Bogo dragging a guy while looking for someone else to mess with.

Just saying. See my previous posts on the PP. work it on the right wall and put the shot on Risto or Dahlin.

Here comes another PP. unsure how I feel about it

Quite the opposite

There’s two minutes of our lives we will never get back. Definition of insanity is....

Well they have their big girl panties on to start.

Not even touching that

I like the defensive players in the lineup. Lots of offensive mindedness. Middle six is like a jigsaw puzzle without a clear picture on the box for reference. Switch Elie and Girgs, ERod and KO.

Again I hope they try something different on the PP. Not likely with only a day between games. Heck keep the setup but try some shots from the point. Skinner in the slot with Sam screening in close. Jack on the outside for a rebound. I really want Dahlin to score.

I would like to see a new PP scheme. Right now it’s Eichel QBing with Skinner as the slot option or Sam screening Jack’s shot. Let’s try Jack moving it to the corner drawing defenders down. Sam behind the net as an outlet. Skinner low slot and opposite/far side point moving to high slot or backdoor. The idea is drawing the defense low making Risto/Dahlin the shooter. Rebounds covered by Skinner and Jack. We play heavy on the left side during the PP and when the puck does go to the far side we are quick to move it back to the left. Another option is Sam in the slot with Jack and Skinner on the near and far walls. You have two cross ice one time options and a screen for point shots. Any rebound to the side is for Jack or Skinner. This opens the defensive box and requires quick passing but slower rebound clears. Any other ideas?

Lowered expectations are sometimes more realistic.

Tis the season for wishing

Keys to the game: 1. Do not go on the PP. 2. Goalie handles the puck in front of the net, defense behind.

Squish the fish. Slap the caps.

Crazy Phil is unpredictable. With Berglund gone who gets to play?

Hopefully bowluuuuu doesn’t get stapled by Wilson again. I always assume ovi will score so here’s to limiting his goals while jack and Skinner go nuts. really is a must win to show we can beat these guys and not just stay close until we lose.

that's why I said supposedly. this isn't a science its guys playing a game and sometimes fighting. some are better at it than others. if he did not want to fight he wouldn't have dropped the gloves. maybe next time he wins the fight. the more I think about the issue I start to see how much of a non issue it is. so what if someone on his team or the caps motivated him to do it? maybe oleksiak is the type of person who would jump off the bridge if all his friends were doing it. maybe he thought he could take the big guy. maybe he let anger get the best of him. who knows. If any of us got into a bar fight and lost are we going to blame someone off to the side? I just realized this post is very preachy so I am sorry.

Non athletes feel the same “primal rage”. Only thing stopping us from acting on them are laws. If you knew you would only get a five minute timeout would you punch a guy who pissed you off? Point being is the person on ice is not the same off it. There is a comraderie with teammates in that if you are willing to do battle on my behalf I am motivated to do my job a little better.

There’s always going to be guys like Wilson. Unfortunately something bad might cost a guy his career.