Episode 172: The Fourth Forward

Tyler Dellow joins the show to discuss how the Penguins haven't been able to deal with Nashville's forecheck, what adjustments they can make in the final legs of the series to change that, Roman Josi's unconventional playing style, and evaluating the contributions of the defense position. 1:22 Predators aggressive forechecking 6:03 Adjustments for Mike Sullivan 8:30 Last year's Penguins vs. this year's Penguins 13:56 Deployment of Nashville's defensemen 16:01 The Penguins Model 19:46 What You Create minus What You Give Up 26:05 The 4th Forward 32:46 Power play shot quality 36:13 The art of the offer sheet Sponsoring today’s show is SeatGeek, which is making it easier than ever before to buy and sell sports and concert tickets. They’re giving our listeners a $20 rebate off of their first purchase. All you have to do is download the free SeatGeek app and enter the promo code PDO to get started. Every episode of the podcast is available on iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play, and Stitcher. Make sure to subscribe to the show so that you don’t miss out on any new episodes as they’re released. All ratings and reviews are also greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening!