KoZed Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 PP: 2nd overall, 27% PK: 2nd overall (tied with EDM), 91.3% SHG: 1st overall (tied with PIT): 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre the Great Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Awesome although I would have figured that Vancouvers penalty kill is up there at the top since they play basically most of the games a man down because of penalties. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Looks like Carbo and Gainey don't follow the "if out special team is PP + PK = 100%, we're good", can't complain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 well we all knew that are PK would be great with Carbo behind the bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 well we all knew that are PK would be great with Carbo behind the bench Yup... and so many of our forwards can play on the PK and do a great job. Did you see Begin and Murray last night? Habs are up by 3 goals, the game is in the bag, yet Murray and Begin are there on the PK throwing themselves in front of shots. Just awesome. As for the PP... its all Souray right now. I'm wondering how we'll adjust once teams start paying special attention to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebehabs Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 As for the PP... its all Souray right now. I'm wondering how we'll adjust once teams start paying special attention to him. carbo already changed the PP plans during the 3rd period coz colorado was paying more attention to souray... that's why we saw a goal from higgins near the net... carbo said that they will think about more PP play options... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les_glorieux Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Don't get too excited, it's still really early in the season. We had one the top PKs in the leage for about 20 games last year before it dropped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMMR Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 This is indeed amazing and the Habs will finish high in the east if these numbers continue all season long. The New NHL is all about special teams. As for the short handed goals Jordan Stall of Pittsburgh has all 3 for the PENS. His first 3 NHL goals all shorties, that is incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Yeah, i go to other teams forums before we play them and all they say is that are PP is the only way we score, and that if they take souray out of the PP they will win........ We just proved them wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markierung Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 our PK is all Carbo. we were great when he was our assistant coach a few years ago, and we had half the team we had now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzer Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 As for the PP... its all Souray right now. I'm wondering how we'll adjust once teams start paying special attention to him. I worry the same thing. Feed Souray, shoot...score. It's great that it's working right now, but down the road we need something a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRock Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I don't know if anyone else has picked this up, but it looks like Carbonneau is using a diamond on the penalty killing unit instead of the box that everyone else is using. Even when the play goes down low and along the half boards. And of course, one of the things that has helped the PK unit has been the forwards ability to block shots from the point. Murray and Begin blocked four on one shift last night vs the Avs late in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shu Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I would love if we brought up some AHL minors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
option+ Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Speaking of Carbo's influence... was I the only one who heard on CJAD last night that Saku was #1 in the NHL in faceoff %? Or was i imagining that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markierung Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 he also taught the guys to be a lot more aggressive on the PK, like Buffalo was last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonus Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Speaking of Carbo's influence... was I the only one who heard on CJAD last night that Saku was #1 in the NHL in faceoff %? Or was i imagining that? he was, he is now 9th (Plekanec is 10th, Bonk is 21st) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohabsgo252006 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 A major factor in the PK working this year and a reason i believe it will continue is that Carbo is using 3 somtimes 4 pairings depending on how many penalties we take. Keeps them fresh. I think it's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 he also taught the guys to be a lot more aggressive on the PK, like Buffalo was last year That's actually more Muller's influence, from what I read in the papers. Rivet was saying that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaos Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Yup... and so many of our forwards can play on the PK and do a great job. Did you see Begin and Murray last night? Habs are up by 3 goals, the game is in the bag, yet Murray and Begin are there on the PK throwing themselves in front of shots. Just awesome. As for the PP... its all Souray right now. I'm wondering how we'll adjust once teams start paying special attention to him. Which is exactly what happened to Toronto last yeat with McCabe. Guy scored 15 goals in the first half, almost all on the powerplay, then ended the season with 19 or so. They started keying on him on the powerplay. Montreal has to be mindfull of that. Start playing a playmaker on the opposite point maybe? Somebody to feed the open person or to take the shot himself when there is a guy draped on Souray??? Eventually other teams will start keying on Souray and Montreal better have a plan B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMMR Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Habs pp is runnign at 43.8% at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 Montreal has to be mindfull of that. Start playing a playmaker on the opposite point maybe? Somebody to feed the open person or to take the shot himself when there is a guy draped on Souray??? Eventually other teams will start keying on Souray and Montreal better have a plan B That's when Markov will need to start finding alternative plays and Ryder/Higgins start to take more shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
option+ Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 (edited) That's when Markov will need to start finding alternative plays and Ryder/Higgins start to take more shots. Exactly! I'm not worried about the Habs PP at all, and that reason is Andrei Markov. Souray gets a lot of credit for the Habs PP success and rightfully so; here aren't many players in the league that can cleanly score on an NHL goalie from the blue line. But the QB and key to the PP is Markov. If teams key on Souray - and Colorado did just that after his second goal on Saturday - then that will simply create more space and passing lanes for Markov to find guys down low. Remember that pass he snapped across to Koivu on Higgins goal on Saturday? We'll just be seeing more of that if teams decide to take away Souray from the point. Edited October 23, 2006 by option+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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