POLL: Chris Neil

No, Spezza's play recently deserves 1st unit time. Put Alfie on the 2nd and have Spezza play point on the 1st (yeah, scary, but ...) Make sure the 1st unit doesn't stay on for more than 45 seconds, 1 minute max, skating all out like in practice. Have the top unit play 2 shifts per PP (2nd shift overlaps some 5-5 time). Our shifts have gotten way too long, including on the PP. If you can't score, get off an let someone else try.

Also, if the puck is cleared change the forwards while the D-man retrieves the puck. The other team's surely changing, so you need to get fresh legs out there as well.

Geez, looking out my back yard we have a group of wild turkeys parading through the woods. Big birds. About 7-10 of them. But I just saw two huge birds up in the trees -- fairly tall cedars. Mr. Carlsson (WKRP) thought turkeys could fly, and I swear I just saw it myself. There goes another one. Flying a short distance, but still a good 20-30 feet above ground. Last year I saw them jump from our fence onto the trampoline (left it out all winter last year) and some of them flew almost all the way across the yard -- about 80 feet. They must have been in hiding since Thanksgiving and just came out recently

wprager wrote:No, Spezza's play recently deserves 1st unit time. Put Alfie on the 2nd and have Spezza play point on the 1st (yeah, scary, but ...) Make sure the 1st unit doesn't stay on for more than 45 seconds, 1 minute max, skating all out like in practice. Have the top unit play 2 shifts per PP (2nd shift overlaps some 5-5 time). Our shifts have gotten way too long, including on the PP. If you can't score, get off an let someone else try.

Also, if the puck is cleared change the forwards while the D-man retrieves the puck. The other team's surely changing, so you need to get fresh legs out there as well.

Good points.

How about this?

First unit PP - Spezza, Kuba, Fisher, Neil, Vermette

Second Unit PP - Picard, Schubert, Alfie, Heatley, Foligno

Interesting, but can we put Schubert in front of the goalie and put Alfie on the point? I know I've come out against Alfie on the point in the past, but a short handed goal against is at least exciting.

wprager wrote:Interesting, but can we put Schubert in front of the goalie and put Alfie on the point? I know I've come out against Alfie on the point in the past, but a short handed goal against is at least exciting.

That could work as well I suppose. I hope the Heatley demotion lasts more than a game though.