It's not that they're bad, per se, their defense is actually somewhat underrated and Holtby's pretty okay. They're just overly reliant on Ovechkin and their first PP unit (which is itself a bit overly reliant on Ovechkin). They really need to get something going with Grabovski as the second engine because he has all the skill needed to create offense if you put him with the Johanssons and Erats of the world, but right now he's playing with Joel Ward and somebody, so yeah.
Also losing a close game to the Canucks isn't really something to be ashamed of, they're playing pretty well at the moment.
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