Powerplay

Though the Bruins won the Stanley Cup this spring, they still have some concerns going forward. The biggest of these being the powperplay. The bruins finished 20th this past regular season with just a 16.2% wjile on the man advantage. Their showing was yet worse in the playoffs, converting on just 11.4% of their man advantage opportunities. They got through the first round having converted on zero, that's right zero percent of thier powerplays. The problem seems to be a lack of will to shoot on the part of all the players. There is a lot more trying to force plays rather than going for the dirty goals that come off digging in front for rebounds. Of the Bruins remaining roster, there are a few that have powerplay goals. Big Z lead the team with 8 followed by Horton with 6, Lucic with 5, Beergeron with 3 and Marchand with 2. The players who shoot the most seem to be the ones scoring the most. As such we need players to be more willing to pull the trigger with traffic in front from guys willing to get into the dirty areas in front of the net. Rechi was a team leader in the powerplay this past season, tying Nathan Horton with 6 tallies, and that front area was his bread and butter. Replacing his net front presence is going to be impossible but the B's need players to step up and fill that void as best as they can. The more traffic in front on the powerplay the better the chances of the Bruins converting more often.