Coach calls Vancouver’s man-advantage ‘mechanical’ as team, struggles to weaponize extra man
As the Vancouver Canucks continue to work on their game with the playoffs approaching, there is one facet that is a major area of concern.After Thursday’s 3-1 loss to the Dallas Stars at Rogers Arena, the power play unit was a main topic of conversation and rightfully so.
“We had a couple of looks, but honestly, it’s not good enough. Not enough momentum for the group. We’re not getting any loose pucks back. It just feels like we are playing slow. I don’t think we are getting to the inside enough. Myself…I’m not really creating driving play right now. I need to be better and as a leader of the team, I hold myself to a higher standard than that. It feels like I’m one-and-done a lot,” explained Canucks forward J.T. Miller.“It’s too mechanical. I’ve said it all year.
Whether it’s getting more pucks to the net, fighting to get positioning inside, puck retrieval or just being ‘more organic’ as Tocchet says, the bottom line is that the unit has to start producing if the Canucks are to have any success in the post-season.
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