Break it Down! – PP/PK (2010/11 Edition)
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Maybe he finally has someone to finish for him
Continuing on with my series of Break it Down posts. The others can be found in the following location.
Next up, special teams. Last year I had these in separate posts, but this year I decided to combine them.
The Oilers last year had a average powerplay (18th) but got just hammered on the penalty kill (26th).
I wish I could see what the splits were for the PP – with Hemsky and without Hemsky (* – we can, see footnote – Racki). I think that Hemsky will again be the player that sets up the powerplay, and hopefully Foster can replace the shot of Souray (from what I’ve heard Foster has a killer shot). I’m also hoping for more down-low work (other teams focused on blocking Souray and it worked too well against us). I also like to think that we got a whole lot more finishing ability with the kids this year.
As for the PK, holy crap did they suck last year. I’m not sure which part played a bigger role however. Could have been the goaltending. Could have been the lack of PK talent. Could have been the league worst at faceoffs (30th @ 46.4%). Regardless, what was an usual strength of the Oilers turned into an absolute shit show.
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