I am in complete agreement with DM's decision on #11. That was a stupid play and is something that cannot be tolerated. I was also glad he benched #9 the previous game. I cannot stress the importance of being disciplined, especially in the playoffs. Without sounding like a homer, there's no reason why this series should not be reversed on our side. Both games were close and could have gone either way.
Things we need for 2023/24:
1. Stay out of the penalty box. I'm sick of the stupid penalties we've taken all year/this series. Championship caliber teams are always disciplined.
2. Need offence - nobody outside of #88 & #27 has generated any offence. We need 13, 11, 91 & 21 to step up. #11 seems to be lost offensively without #16 in the lineup. I could be wrong on this, but I don't see #89 as a future point per game producer in this league. He does, however, bring so many other intangible to the game. I love the kid, but offensively he is not there. Hopefully I'm wrong on this.
3. PP - our pp has been at the bottom of the league for 2 straight years. It's hard to compete in the playoffs if you don't have a good pp.
Good luck to our boys tomorrow.