WIIMChat: A Powerplay Tactics Discussion

On occasion the staff here at WIIM get to chatting about a particular topic, and sometimes the discussion takes a life of its own. The penalty killing post here earlier got some of us talking about some issues with power play tactics, and below you can read that conversation.

Kyle: I think we should dive into the PP stuff. Was thinking about doing a post that explains why they aren't really executing.

Caleb: The Wings best (and seemingly only) PP plays are 1) the slap-pass to Nyquist to tip in from the slot and 2) getting puck to net-front guy next to the net and spinning in front of the net while others crash it. When they aren't getting those two, they just pass it around until they decide…