Just finished watching, as it was a gorgeous day and I spent the afternoon outside.
The standings will continue to fluctuate daily, but had the B's won and at least on paper been in a wildcard spot over the 4 Nations break, I would've felt better about this team's fragile psyche.
Athletes often say after a bad loss, the best thing is to get right back at it. Unfortunately they'll have to let this loss linger for a while.
And a lot of this is mental - the goals given up after scoring and the late-period goals are absolute back-breakers. Vegas' second goal was brutal, and Swayman was laughing afterward, thinking he had it.
But likewise, that changed everything mentally for both teams, and of course the disastrous third period followed. They just aren't mentally strong enough which is a) why they get themselves into these predicaments, and b) can't get out of them.
I would like to give a stick-tap to the in-house production crew. I'm an 80's music aficionado, and during the Bruins' challenge of a Vegas goal, I was excited to hear a favorite song playing, Cyndi Lauper's Change Of Heart.
Great choice!
We were "Waiting for your change of heart," from the officials. We got that, now we need a change of heart from the team.
