Sceptres’ Notes: Power Play, Faceoffs, And Goaltending

Key Highlights

• It's really hard to have any power play success when you're only getting one power play opportunity.“We can’t just keep doing the same thing and expect different results,” Ryan said.
• "I think part of it is a personnel thing.
• You try to connect last year's power play success to this year's team, and it just doesn't add up.""But I think we just we need to get more reps for some people, because they're trying to play a position they're not used to playing."At today's practice, Kiara Zanon moved to the first power play unit with Turnbull, Watts, Fast, and Hjalmarsson.
• Emma Gentry will see some time with the second unit, potentially with Spooner, Compher, Maltais, Shelton, and Flanagan. GoaltendingRyan’s comments on goaltending offered insight into how the team processes difficult games like the one against Minnesota. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRather than immediately breaking down plays for the group, Ryan described a video review process designed to encourage players to step up.“I don’t tell them what the situation is, there’s no conversation,” he said.
• “We just play it.