evil204 4 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Why does Babcock insist on putting Meech on the power play instead of Stuart? Stuart (in my opinion) has a great shot, and would do much better. I know Kronwall would be there if he wasn't injured, but I'd say Stuart is a way better replacement... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Stuart was on the PP for a while when everybody was hurt, he wasn't any better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dano33 41 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 I actually think Meech has done a decent job moving the puck on the powerplay. Sure he's not the best, but i think he's doing fine. The powerplay isn't all about shooting. Who knows, maybe he's outplaying Stuart in practice when it comes to the powerplay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evil204 4 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Dunno, he looked better to me. I thought he made better decisions with the puck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lidstromboli Report post Posted February 10, 2010 better question is why isn't Ericsson on the PP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 (edited) Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Behind Flip, Kronwall has seriously become my favourite player. Edited February 10, 2010 by Aussie_Wing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Zombos Ghost 82 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 its not meechs fault the 2nd pp unit (FORWARDS) cant control the puck for more than 2 seconds at a time. they spend a their min of the powerplay chasing the puck back down the ice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickeyisms Rule! 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 With the sheer amount of time that Stuart is on the ice in every other situation, isn't it fair to give the guy a break every now and then? He already plays a lot of minutes per game. Sometimes you just need a chance to breathe- even if for 2 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Why does Babcock insist on putting Meech on the power play instead of Stuart? Stuart (in my opinion) has a great shot, and would do much better. I know Kronwall would be there if he wasn't injured, but I'd say Stuart is a way better replacement... Stuart was the only guy on the team even less effective than Meech or Lebda on the PP. Ericsson's shot is what we need. Just give the man a chance to use his 100mph slapper. It's not like there's anything left to lose. We're relying on other teams to lose their playoff spot at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greene709 27 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Meech on the PP makes me wonder if he won't be traded. Does Babs see something there or are they just stuck for somebody? Perhaps they are trying to show other teams that Meech has PP potential. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zetts 236 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Meech on the PP makes me wonder if he won't be traded. Does Babs see something there or are they just stuck for somebody? Perhaps they are trying to show other teams that Meech has PP potential. I hope that they're more interested in actually winning games than marginally improving a crappy player's trade value. I'd rather score a few more pp goals and maybe as a result get a couple of extra points. To me, that's more valuable than the difference between a sixth round draft pick and a fifth round draft pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Stuart was the only guy on the team even less effective than Meech or Lebda on the PP. Ericsson's shot is what we need. Just give the man a chance to use his 100mph slapper. It's not like there's anything left to lose. We're relying on other teams to lose their playoff spot at this point. True, but Ericcson's play has been much left to be desired lately, although that has more to do with defensive goof-ups/turnovers than offensive stuff/PPs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Because the guy can't play 30 minutes a night.... he's already on the PK and seeing big minutes otherwise... we REALLY need Lilja and moreso, Kronwall, back so we can go: PP1 Lidstrom-Rafalski PP2 Kronwall-Williams PK1 Stuart-Kronwall PK2 Ericsson-Lilja Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inultus 12 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Meech actually has a couple of PP goals and Stuart already logs lots of minutes. There you go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Stuart was the only guy on the team even less effective than Meech or Lebda on the PP. Ericsson's shot is what we need. Just give the man a chance to use his 100mph slapper. It's not like there's anything left to lose. We're relying on other teams to lose their playoff spot at this point. Single most overrated thing in hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyuk2Zetterberg 1 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 i had a wtf moment as well, but they scored (even though he had little to do with it) I agree with Lidstrombodi, they need a cannon at the point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robb himself 143 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 I was so unimpressed with Rafalski on the point last night. I dont think I could see ONE single shot of his make it through to the net. It was so frustrating to watch. Also I do think that Meech is a better on the PP than Stuart ( he needs to rest when we are on the PP), but would like to see Ericsson get an oppurtunity back there because I have seen many of his shots from the blue line (mostly wrist shots) in the last couple months somehow get to the net, so he seems to know how to place them unlike Rafalski lately, who seems to just be forcing it. I dunno...just my opinion... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Single most overrated thing in hockey. You must not be a goalie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 My Power Play order of preference: Lidstrom Rafalski Kronwall Ericsson Williams Stuart Meech . . May . . . Lebda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 On another note, I must have missed something - what happened to the GDT against the Blues? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pucks 66 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Because Stuart is already logging big minutes at even strength and killing penalties. He's been looking terrible lately, he needs less minutes not more. Ericsson would look good on the PP IMO, but it would be stupid to reward him with PP time when he needs to get his defensive game in order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Michael (the Red Wing) 422 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Because Stuart is already logging big minutes at even strength and killing penalties. He's been looking terrible lately, he needs less minutes not more. Ericsson would look good on the PP IMO, but it would be stupid to reward him with PP time when he needs to get his defensive game in order. Stuart has been looking rubbish lately. Too many minutes is probably the factor. With Ericsson turning the puck over left and right in our defensive zone, I don't see the point either of putting him on the PP. Meech on the otherhand has looked good to say the least on the PP. He's played well when he is playing on the PP or 5 on 5. Thinking about back to that last San Jose game we won. Meech played pretty great. Probably impressing the coaches and more so Babs in particular. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
