The power play has two flaws. Scott mentioned the lack of pure goal scoring players but there is the piss poor design as well. I cannot say enough good things about this coaching staff and what they have accomplished but the power play is their Waterloo. You have to design a power play for the players you have. The ring-around-the-rosy style they try to use does not work unless you have very skilled players that can pass faster than the D can close up the passing and shooting lanes. Those same players have to be able to deliver one-timer shots off the passes (then the Maroon's and Perron's can crash the net for deflections, rebounds and garbage goals). That just hasn't happened enough in this series and for the entire playoffs, for that matter.

What scares me is them trying to get too cute with the passing tomorrow night and giving up a SHG. At this point they need to just stay out of the box themselves and keep pounding the best they can if and when they get a PP. If they get a PP goal, so be it.

The Blues have been the better team 5 on 5 and can shut down that top scoring line pretty well. Getting into a track meet or special teams game will doom them. This needs to be a classic road game for the Blues. Keep it simple, grind and pound the take the scoring opportunities when they come...

Go Blue!!