played competitve hockey all my life, still play in a mens league. I coach in the GTHL.
in my experience killing penalties does not signficantly 'tire' a team out. Again, much of pp time the players are in a defensive set up (as per coach's preference), and much of the time the pp is played in one side of the rink---- your 'excessive energy exerted' is hyperbole .This factor will have a more significant effect on European size ice rinks.
the 11 minutes of penalty killing time wasnt the factor why Detroit lost. In fact, they dominated late in the second period (one wouldn't expect this with your theory for them to be 'tired'). In addition, the 3rd period was classic tight hockey, jam the neutral zone--by no means did Chicago skate over a 'tired' team. Keep in mind Chicago is a young team. FATIGUE WAS NOT A FACTOR for the Red Wings.
what is your experince in the game? were you a penalty killign specialist at MSU? coach? is this why you hold to your opinion?
Wow you coached the GTHL, great. I've played, coached, and officiated too, and that's how I always start out my paragraphs, just to tell people how much expertise I have.
It makes me sound more important.I never said it was the reason why Detroit lost, but it does tire your best skaters out when they have to pull double shifts and cover more ice with 4 skaters. It also messes up line rotations.
oh, they didn't lose cause your 'best skaters' 
were tired? then why you so concerned about it? . They wont be necessarily more tired, that's the point i'm trying to make-- it's an exageration, especially when your flipping them every minute and on N American sized ice rinks--this game certainly didn't help your argument
were tired? then why you so concerned about it? . They wont be necessarily more tired, that's the point i'm trying to make-- it's an exageration, especially when your flipping them every minute and on N American sized ice rinks--this game certainly didn't help your argumentActually, all those penalty's mess up the line rotation and keeping your players in the game more than anything... Since not everybody kills penalty's the guys who sit for an extended period of time get out of the flow of the game...
These are finely tuned athletes that should be in peak shape so the fatigue argument in my mind takes a back seat to the keeping your team in the flow of the game...
I have played, coached, and officiated my whole life and I do have a clue...
These are finely tuned athletes that should be in peak shape so the fatigue argument in my mind takes a back seat to the keeping your team in the flow of the game...
I have played, coached, and officiated my whole life and I do have a clue...
agreed.
MSUspartans also mentioned that, note I didn't disagree with him
I disagreed with the opinion (stated earlier in this thread) that significant fatigue will occur to a team that is penalized moreso than the opposition-- -- that less energy is necessarily used by the players on the pp.
note that line disruption also occurs for the OTHER team during a period of significant penalty time differential
