GDT: 2/5/13 7PM Memories of Boudreau: Team of NHL Playing Glory vs Team of Coaching Glory

[RandyHolt]

Why do guys have more points than Ovi, I will chime in.

Ovi was learning a new position and by everyone's accounts looked somewhat lost. Had MJ as a line mate who was soon scratched. Had grinder linemates no one expected to work well with him for 3 or 4 games. He is still largely solved by the league. Our new PP set up results in him barely even touching the puck. Still rushes North into the play, has E/W linemates. The new system, if he IS trying to play a team game, must be more confused than most players. Our team sucks. He is our only scoring winger and is keyed on heavily.

Was he dominating / doing very well in the KHL? If so, that says something.

Lord knows what, but something here is not working. Here, he is our captain. Strip that **** and get a vocal locker room leader that can yell at him. Maybe Poti, the only player I have seen angry this year.

Get him on a logical line, which we have recently done. And he seems to be showing signs of playing better.

[g00n]

The current PP seems set up to get one of three different shots:

--tap in on pass through the crease/slot
--Ovie on a weakside one-timer
--Slapper from the point

In that order. Pretty typical if you ask me, and those goals don't seem much different from years past.

[RandyHolt]

Excuse the copy paste

The current PP seems to set up to get one of three different shots:

--Brouwer in the slot one timer
--Ribs cross ice pass to Ovie one-timer
--Green passing into Ovi's wheelhouse.

[jsykes]

Originally Posted by RandyHolt

Was he dominating / doing very well in the KHL? If so, that says something.

He had 19 g 21 a 40 pts in 31 games with a +13.

He's still leading Moscow Dynamo's stats.

Backstrom was second (still is) on the list with 10 g 15 a 25 pts in 19 games and +9.

Both seem to have done pretty damn well over there.

I'd kill to have Ovi scoring at 1.29 pts/game and a +13 right now. That would be a 50 goal pace in an 82 game schedule.

[Capitlols]

OV had similar numbers to Kovalchuk in the KHL, even now they have similar numbers. Malkin tore up the KHL.