In order for the Leafs power play to be successful, they need three things: movement, players coming downhill, and the puck in the hands of the forwards. jtbourne looks at their PP goal against Vegas and how that formula could make them dangerous.
touches the puck back to the point, and everyone is where they’re supposed to be on paper. What Matthews does so well when he’s on that flank is not just stop and be a pass option, he wants to get up and out of the zone, so the next time he gets a touch, he’s a pass option moving towards the Vegas goal with a little pace .
Tavares can help him out a bit more here. JT's a scorer by nature, and you can see he’s offering himself just off the back post as more of a pass-tip option, but I’d rather just see him take away Robin Lehner’s eyes and trust Matthews to find a spot to put his elite shot. I mean, look at this picture below. Just swing it to the other side! Leafs PP1 defencemen should be playing checkers not chess. It sounds harsher than I mean it but: it’s the forwards’ power play, you just get to be on it.
If Vegas sees a lot of threats on the Leafs' unit, they seem to be inviting them to use what they view as less of a threat -- the pass in to Tavares around the crease. Sometimes you just have to take what the PK gives you, and Matthews gets it to Tavares in a primo spot. That Tavares net jam led to a puck battle, which led to Matthews and Marner on the same side of the rink, with Marner winning the puck and going for a little skate to gain some separation from his defender.
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