They have just 16 games left in the regular season to get things on track, and the postseason is where an effective power play can make or break things.
Morgan Frost celebrates his power-play goal for the Flyers against the Sharks during the second period Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Center.assistant coach Rocky Thompson was asked a question about newly acquired forward Denis Gurianov being added to the power play when he said the quiet part out loud:The Flyers’ power play is at a paltry 12.9%, the basement dweller of the NHL.
Sure, but time is dwindling. The Flyers have just 16 games left in the regular season to get things on track, and the postseason is where an effective power play can make or break things. Thompson runs the power play and has deployed several looks during the season, including against the Sharks. The first unit on Tuesday saw Cam York at the point, Travis Konecny on the left flank, Frost in the bumper, Owen Tippett on the right, and Joel Farabee in front. The second group was Egor Zamula up top, Bobby Brink on the left, Tyson Foerster in the bumper, Scott Laughton at the net front, and Gurianov on the right.
But then he gave a solid reason why the Flyers’ power play has not worked this season: “We don’t have a great shooter on our power play, particularly a one-time shooter.” and the fewest goals scored on a slap shot . Farabee, Konency, Foerster, Laughton, and Travis Sanheim, who has gotten power-play time on the right flank, have one each. Of Gurianov’s 52 career goals, nine came off a slap shot.
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