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Originally Posted by Fire
When you only have 2 pre-season games the first 2 games of the season are pretty much an extension of the pre-season and I can give them the benefit of the doubt for their mistakes. I would be more critical if they keep making rookie mistakes starting tonight.
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Why is 4 games enough? Why not 3? 5? 10?
I've never understood the feeling that teams should have a deadline to be ready.
Mtl is clearly clicking early on (as usual). Wpg's D has been great as has Edm's offence. Sask on the other hand has had terrible defence.
New schemes, players, coaches etc will all be factors and so will injury.
I think what you should look for isn't some magic switch to be turned off or on but a general progression of the players getting more and more comfortable and as a result getting better and better as a team.