> The POWER PLAY looked good!  Specifically, there were men in front of the
> net.  In fact there were men going to the net when a player had the puck
> behind the cage.  I loved it.  Wisconsin teams in the recent past have been
> poor on the power play, and the most glaring factor was the lack of a UW
> presence in front of the net.  They would pass around the perimeter, or hope
> for a odd-man break.  A very frustrating pattern.
 
I agree, the power play looked very different from previous years, especially
in Friday's game.  I was amazed by the way they were able to move the puck
around the outside AND move in at the same time (something we Badger fans
haven't seen much of in recent years).
 
Saturday's power play, by comparison, seemed reminiscent of last year's "weak"
power play, with the puck passed around the perimeter of the offensive zone.
 
John Perkins
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