Egor Zamula Confident in Where Power Play is Headed

John Tortorella recently commended Zamula as a positive influence on a struggling power play.

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Let's just get it out of the way: The Philadelphia Flyers' power play has been terrible.

It's the worst power play in the league. Fans have become increasingly frustrated with how wasteful the Flyers are when they have the man advantage, specifically taking issue with just how unpolished the team looks while trying to find that all-important power play goal.

However, the unlucky streak was broken against the Calgary Flames on Jan. 6, where Sean Couturier managed to maneuver the puck in behind the goalie to score a weird but wonderful goal. But Couturier wasn't the player that head coach John Tortorella highlighted as being a key player for the power play. Instead, he gave those props to Egor Zamula.

Speaking on Zamula's impact for that unit, Tortorella said, "It's not just so much the shot mentality. It's the calming down of the power play. I think his vision, I haven't worked with him on that, that's in him. That's why he's getting an opportunity there."

Zamula, who has been played on the power play "all [his] life," agreed that he likes to have a calming effect on the power play, preferring to gradually "create momentum" and "hold the puck a little bit [because] guys usually go in the same spots and get started from that."

Zamula has shown significant improvements as the season progresses, citing his relationship with linemate Rasmus Ristolainen as a big reason why he's been able to find his footing within the team.

Acknowledging that the two "don't talk too much on the ice," Zamula said that Ristolainen has been a "good guy" and helped him to improve many areas of his defensive game.