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As adamant as I am about PK's excellence, that IS a starkly disturbing stat. I'm cutting and pasting a quotation from 'Phil C' on Hockey Inside Out because I think it offers a really insightful thought into PK''s gaffe last night. I hope this isn't a violation of copyright or something (but are 'comments' in a blog page protected? I have no idea.) This is worth reading, anyway. http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/news/about-last-night-363 Phil C: "https://www.nhl.com/video/scheifeles-2nd-period-goal/t-278955068/c-42208003 The replay of the Scheifele goal from the rear view shows you what’s wrong with Therrien hockey. When PK picks up the puck on the goal line, all three forwards are standing north of the redline! One forward is standing still on the opposing blueline so of course the Jets defensemen gets right next to him, no need to gap a static player. Markov is going for a change so PK has no puck support from his D. Given that, PK probably should have stayed behind his net. But that’s a small mistake, he chose to carry it which was fine as he had zero options. By the time he gets to the blueline, two of the forwards are skating slowly towards him, no speed, no momentum towards the other net. The other forward is still a statue at the opposing blueline. PK STILL had zero options and coughed it up. PK doesn’t turn it over if he has even one good option. Now you may say that the forwards made a mistake, but they didn’t, this Therrien hockey, this is how he wants them to play or the end up back in St. John’s. And it may have worked better before, but after 4 years in the league, the other coaches have adjusted and they do what the Jets did, step the D up on the static forwards. The Habs get an icing or a weak dump in with no retrieval. Now it should also prevent turnovers because there are no short passes made at your own blueline, so that makes Therrien happy, but the overall result is disastrous, no speed through the neutral zone, no way to the leverage the passing skills of the D, no way for the D to join the attack, weak dump ins with no puck pursuit. I seriously may have to take a break from watching this team and I can’t believe a so-call “pro” hockey team would play this way."