"When I watch it, and I am looking at it, it is just more direct and crisp. The passes are better. They're not looking for a different option. It's just, "make that play." Pucks are going to the net, and we're recovering and resetting them again,"
"That is the biggest difference I see right now on the power play, and then the goals are around the net. That is where you score goals."
The Toronto Maple Leafs' power play has improved markedly following the dismissal of assistant coach Marc Savard and the installation of Steve Sullivan. The unit has gone 4-for-10 in four games since the change, a notable rise from 11 goals in 87 prior opportunities. The power play has become more direct and crisp, with better passing, clearer decision-making, more pucks driven to the net, and quicker recovery and reset of possessions. The improved special-teams performance helped the team secure a 4-0 win even while Auston Matthews and William Nylander were unavailable.
Read at Editor In Leaf
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]