It is hard to win hockey games when the power play conversion rate is just 15.77 percent.
“I think, just as a whole, we just lost our confidence,” Dobson said. “And when that happens, it’s hard. Guys don’t have that, they take that extra second to make a play. Myself included.”
Anders Lee celebrates a goal with Jean-Gabriel Pageau in the Islanders’ 5-3 win over the Rangers on Saturday.The game was otherwise largely positive until the final few minutes, when the Rangers scored twice to create a suddenly competitive finish to the exhibition matchup. This is, case in point, the sort of situation that could have been avoided with a power play goal.
There have not been major tweaks to the scheme, with assistant coach John MacLean remaining in place. Coach Lane Lambert, though, has been more heavily involved in both special teams units. Wahlstrom should be an option there as well, after playing a mainly behind-the-net role on the power play in Wednesday’s preseason game against the Flyers. That is a unique variation on a role that traditionally involves boxing out players, screening the goalie and deflecting pucks — and it comes down to Wahlstrom’s preference compared to the more traditional Lee and Fasching.
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