I don't understand any of these hot takes where we're calling out a player, a young kid, or anyone. The issue is so obviously systemic. We got so many bad habits out there it's hard to watch. Igor is forced to stand on his head for most of the game. We don't take the body in front of our own net. Just waving sticks around. The middle of the ice in our own zone is just so soft. We manage the puck very poorly 5v5. We don't seem to win any battles 5v5 in front of the other teams net. Every play goes to the outside. We're getting nothing done at 5v5 at all in the o zone because we're too busy playing like the harlem globetrotters. We take mulitple o zone penalties. We look like the fat bloated Rangers before Renney and then Torts. Just everyone out here trying to coast through the regular season. Not one single line out there consistently doing the little things you need to do to win games. This team needs a major reset. Or they need to be broken up. They're sleep walking through the season right now. It's hard to find a team with this much skill that plays a more frustrating, lazy game. It's not just that teams are outright skating circles around them at 5v5 for periods at a time, it's just the level of awareness, attention to detail is constantly creeping into their game. It's clear whatever Gallant and staff are doing is not getting through.
And if Gallant comes out and starts talking about travel or injuries or whatever, it'll be real frustrating.
