Shoot it, get a few guys in front of the net and get the rebound. The Lightning also tried numerous player combinations in an attempt to find a unit that clicked. Lecavalier even was put on the point. Tortorella said the key is consistency. The most dramatic development for the Lightning has been the increase in team speed, and Torchetti said he will incorporate that into the penalty-killing unit.
More speed means better coverage and a more aggressive forecheck.
It is a strategy Drulia endorses. We have to bottle things up in the neutral zone. If you can keep them bottled up for 30 or 40 seconds, you're not allowing them to do what they want to do. General manager Rick Dudley said that is part of the brave new world of penalty killing. It used to be you threw four guys out there in a box and you kept everything out wide.