PWHL has a cool rule: if you score on the PK, your penalty ends.

Toronto did it tonight.

Classic risk/reward.
- Atomic Wedgie

If one team is far better than the other team, it could be a bad rule. It would incentivize the better team to take penalties, and would demoralize the bad teams if they continue to get scored on with the extra man.

Not that I care, or that would ever happen. But I could see someone like Tkachuk take penalties up 5-1 in the 3rd.

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If one team is far better than the other team, it could be a bad rule. It would incentivize the better team to take penalties, and would demoralize the bad teams if they continue to get scored on with the extra man.

Not that I care, or that would ever happen. But I could see someone like Tkachuk take penalties up 5-1 in the 3rd.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Absolutely! Most teams score at a much higher rate while short handed than playing even strength or even on the PP!

Absolutely! Most teams score at a much higher rate while short handed than playing even strength or even on the PP!
- golfingsince

Ding Ding Ding we have a winner!

I'm submitting all of my All-Star votes for Sievsosoft and Yarncock.

If you had to put together a All-Elite Power Play unit using only players from the East, what would it look like?

Ducherov on the half-wall.

Matthews in the Stamkos/Ovi office and alternating as bumper.

I think those two are absolute locks. But who else to round out the 5-man unit?

Do you have 2-dmen like Hedman/Karlsson walking the line, or do you put a 4th forward back there?

If you had to put together a All-Elite Power Play unit using only players from the East, what would it look like?

Ducherov on the half-wall.

Matthews in the Stamkos/Ovi office and alternating as bumper.

I think those two are absolute locks. But who else to round out the 5-man unit?

Do you have 2-dmen like Hedman/Karlsson walking the line, or do you put a 4th forward back there?
- GalacticStone

Yeah, Hedman and Karlsson and Marner.

Absolutely! Most teams score at a much higher rate while short handed than playing even strength or even on the PP!
- golfingsince

I'm submitting all of my All-Star votes for Sievsosoft and Yarncock.
- GalacticStone

Don’t forget Campbell in the West.

Don’t forget Campbell in the West.
- Atomic Wedgie

The West may as well just have KHL teams in it for all I care about them. 😂

If you had to put together a All-Elite Power Play unit using only players from the East, what would it look like?

Ducherov on the half-wall.

Matthews in the Stamkos/Ovi office and alternating as bumper.

I think those two are absolute locks. But who else to round out the 5-man unit?

Do you have 2-dmen like Hedman/Karlsson walking the line, or do you put a 4th forward back there?
- GalacticStone

There is a lot of talent to choose from. Because Karlsson is not that great on the PP, I'd probably be choosing from Fox or Hedman (I'm a one D kinda guy - turns out chicks don't dig that). I'd be inclined to pick Fox for the additional mobility.

On the right side you're sort of choosing between Kucherov or Marner, and I like Kucherov's versatility in that he can kill you with the shot or pass.

On the left there are a number of great options - Panarin, Nylander, Marchand, Bratt, Kreider . . . I'd lean towards Panarin because he's creative, is another weapon for zone entry - he's basically a left side Marner for the PP.

At centre I'm taking Matthews out of pure bias, but there are great options - like Hughes, Stamkos, Aho, Zibanejad. Rinhart - and that guy, you know, Point.

I think for the 4th forward I'm taking Hughes because his speed, zone entry, creativity and passing would make him a lethal contributor.

If that mix had any downside it's that there's no large sized a-hole to park in the slot or crease - so maybe you need to swap out a Hughes with a Kreider type.

If you had to put together a All-Elite Power Play unit using only players from the East, what would it look like?

Ducherov on the half-wall.

Matthews in the Stamkos/Ovi office and alternating as bumper.

I think those two are absolute locks. But who else to round out the 5-man unit?

Do you have 2-dmen like Hedman/Karlsson walking the line, or do you put a 4th forward back there?
- GalacticStone

Panarin-MacKinnon-McDavid
Q. Hughes-Kucherov

Panarin-MacKinnon-McDavid
Q. Hughes-Kucherov
- AdamFrench

From the EAST!

McDavid, Hughes and MacKinnon haven't signed with the Leafs yet.

There is a lot of talent to choose from. Because Karlsson is not that great on the PP, I'd probably be choosing from Fox or Hedman (I'm a one D kinda guy - turns out chicks don't dig that). I'd be inclined to pick Fox for the additional mobility.

On the right side you're sort of choosing between Kucherov or Marner, and I like Kucherov's versatility in that he can kill you with the shot or pass.

On the left there are a number of great options - Panarin, Nylander, Marchand, Bratt, Kreider . . . I'd lean towards Panarin because he's creative, is another weapon for zone entry - he's basically a left side Marner for the PP.

At centre I'm taking Matthews out of pure bias, but there are great options - like Hughes, Stamkos, Aho, Zibanejad. Rinhart - and that guy, you know, Point.

I think for the 4th forward I'm taking Hughes because his speed, zone entry, creativity and passing would make him a lethal contributor.

If that mix had any downside it's that there's no large sized a-hole to park in the slot or crease - so maybe you need to swap out a Hughes with a Kreider type.
- Monkeypunk

Your posts are better than half of the bloggers here.

Panarin-MacKinnon-McDavid
Q. Hughes-Kucherov
- AdamFrench

The goalie facing that unit should just lay down and give up.

Your posts are better than half of the bloggers here.
- GalacticStone

Better than all of them. Monkey should be writing for TSN.

- Dozzer

lmfaooooooooo 🤣

He had a great year last year too, that wasn't a contract year.
- Zezel

Nothing like his pace this year

If one team is far better than the other team, it could be a bad rule. It would incentivize the better team to take penalties, and would demoralize the bad teams if they continue to get scored on with the extra man.

Not that I care, or that would ever happen. But I could see someone like Tkachuk take penalties up 5-1 in the 3rd.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Ya but its not often a team scores on the pk

Nothing like his pace this year
- Fakepartofme

Lowest shooting percentage since 2018.

He is generating a lot more, its not just luck banking him more points.

Nothing like his pace this year
- Fakepartofme

Progressing and hitting his prime years.

Nothing like his pace this year
- Fakepartofme

JT got $11 mill 6 years ago and he’s only about a PPG as well. Nylander has been 80 or more points the last two years and is on pace for even more this year.

Contract values are setup for the prime years not the end. And yes, Nylander has been performing like a $11+ guy for three years now. The regular 100+P guys are now $13+ contracts minimum, so getting him for $11+ after a 100P season is a deal of a contract tbh that will be perfectly suit him once his talent begins to fade in 4-5 years. A point where it’s a safe bet his contract will no longer even be 10% of the cap.

Progressing and hitting his prime years.
- Zezel

Also being used defensively in a far more notable way

PWHL has a cool rule: if you score on the PK, your penalty ends.

Toronto did it tonight.

Classic risk/reward.
- Atomic Wedgie

Tried watching a game the other night the Hockey is not good lol.