Calvin Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 What are your feelings so far on how the special teams have been doing? The Sabres PP ranks ninth in the league right now at 20.4%, sixth at home and sixteenth on the road. The Sabres PK ranks second in the league at 90.2% 92.0%, and got their first shortie last night, fourth at home and fourth on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Considering we scored 4 PP goals and a shortie last night, I am pretty pleased with our special teams at the moment. They have made a lot of changes, both in style and personnel, to the PP and it is paying big dividends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Not much to complain about, that's for sure. I mentioned back at the beginning of the season that the PP looks more West Coast to me. Much more side to side movement than we saw in recent seasons. It looks like they've discovered some new entry tactics as well. Also, the powerplay looked rather ho-hum when the units weren't moving the puck with alot of speed. The new tactics and plays work great when the guys out there move the puck briskly, but in the games where they weren't passing with as much pepper the powerplay seemed ordinary. The PK sure doesn't seem to be missing Connolly or Hecht. And they aren't really missing Kaleta right now either. RR looks like a rock back there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 What are your feelings so far on how the special teams have been doing? The Sabres PP ranks ninth in the league right now at 20.4%, sixth at home and sixteenth on the road. The Sabres PK ranks second in the league at 90.2%, and got their first shortie last night, fourth at home and fourth on the road. just 1 correction (probably a typo) but the PK is 92.0% :D but yeah, I'm much happier with our PK this season compared to the beginning of last season (turned it around mid way thru last year, along with everything else). I thought the PP could use some work, but going 4 for 12 or whatever it was last night was pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 They made Winnipeg pay for those justly deserved penalties last night, and that's exactly what the PP needs to do. 5-on-3 could get better. I remember this being a problem last season, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I've been very impressed with our special teams so far. They are finally playing good special and not the kind of special you use to describe some window licker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 just 1 correction (probably a typo) but the PK is 92.0% :D corrected.. thanks.. still a little hungover :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 corrected.. thanks.. still a little hungover :blush: HAHA well played sir. :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kishoph Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Being the 9th ranked team on the PP, it's obvious that they're not doing that bad. I would like to see them get more shots thru from the point. The PK has been excellent so far, no complaints there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I'm kind of curious to see how much longer teams will even bother to cover Gragnani when he's out there on the point. Just fill every single passing lane when he has the puck and then Buffalo is completely shut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazielSabre Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Seems inconsistant on the PP, but much better this season than last season. I can't help but feel we will only take shots from the slot and won't make them most of opportunities from the outside if the slot is closed, but that might be just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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