It's 1 game in October. One very bad game. I just wish it wasn't right after the Ottawa loss which had it's own frustrations.
My own outlook for this team was a reliance on a top heavy 1st line, a healthy Vasy, and a much improved defense. Tonight all three of those things have gone wrong. The Kuch line is having their first real challenge of the season, the pp (which didn't look that bad imo) still can't convert, Vasy was pulled, and we're not giving the same defensive effort we saw against Carolina, Vancouver, and Vegas. I don't know how versatile this team is to work around what other teams throw at us. We knew scoring depth was always going to be an issue when he lost 2 top 6 guys in Stamkos and Duclair and only added 1 in Guentzel, but I expected more from this team defensively.