Now For Some Discipline
The Oilers need to cut down on the penalties or it's going to come back to hurt them.
The Oilers need to cut down on the penalties or it's going to come back to hurt them.
After recovering from a broken leg over the summer, count on "Treebeard" to provide reliable penalty killing and solid leadership for younger players.
In the final edition of our position by position look at the 2013 Phoenix Coyotes, we examine what has to happen on special teams for the Coyotes to make a strong push in the regular season and beyond.
The special teams are going to change in the upcoming season - but how? With a new PP coach and a few changes on the roster will the team improve on the man advantage? And can the Devils keep their record breaking success on the penalty kill on track
Surely fixing their awful power play would have put the Lightning in playoff contention? Well, not really.
Penalties around the league have dropped dramatically throughout the course of this season, something the NHL may be tacitly endorsing as a way to control the speed of the game and head injuries that come with it.
How have the penalties the Stars have taken and drawn changed since the first quarter of the season? An in-depth analysis of why the Stars and their opponents go to the box.
The New Jersey Devils have the most successful penalty kill in the NHL and lead the NHL in shorthanded goals; but how good has it really been this season? An in-depth look at the PK so far this season that no Devils fan should miss.
The Dallas Stars penalty kill came through again in the victory over the St. Louis Blues and even the power play got into the act as well as more news and notes from around the NHL.
The Oilers' penalty kill is abysmal. Look inside to find out why it's positioning that's doing them in.