Heaton
Moderator
Misleading.
We hit 1 or 2 posts.
And it was only 4 minutes, because Babcock inexplicably put out Eaves and Emmerton... in a move that is indefensible.
The problem is that we're running the Nick Lidstrom/Brian Rafalski/Tomas Holmstrom powerplay, when those guys are all gone.
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The first two units could barley get into the zone and when they were it was one and done since the passing was beyond brutal. Datsyuk had a rough game in that regard and while I'd love to blame the ice both teams had to play on it.
But back on topic I think the term outcoached gets thrown around a little bit because we don't want to say our players were outplayed. Players aren't robots, they're not told what to do and just execute it, especially guys like Datsyuk and Z. They play within the system, obviously, but they are given free reign to make decisions because they usually make good decisions. Take for instance during the cup runs in '08 and '09 when they were on a 5 on 3, Babcock was smart enough to let Z, Kronwall and Lidstrom discuss what to do.