This was a healthy reminder that indeed, we are a rebuilding team in year 1 with not much skill through the lineup. We'll get slaughtered many times this season against the better teams of the league. I'm starting to feel that the good start to the season was essentially a hot streak for this team.
That said, I still like watching these guys play, even though they clearly lost hope early tonight. But it was understandable, We had a good start to the game, but overall it was pretty clear that Wild was better than us in every way.
That said; the novelty of having a team that actually works hard will eventually wear out as the losses start piling up. That's just my guess of course. I think getting the most out of this season will need a conscious decision to stay positive, no matter what. Which for me means for example: no ridiculous whining about stuff like benching Baertchi. If you let small stuff like that get to you, you'll be filled with rage most of the season. Which is something a lot of people here seem to be doing already. If things keep going like that, we'll be witnessing a ton of fan meltdowns here on CP.
Berra was good despite the score. Maybe he could have been sharper in the last one, but that's about it.
I've been a huge Glencross defender through the years, but even I'm starting to lose patience with him. With his scoring slump over, there's zero excuse for his lazy effort tonight. The guy should have been benched a good while back, as he's clearly not getting the message. That kind of effort from a veteran will start to be contagious through the lineup, it needs to be stopped, now.
Bouma looked good with Hudler and Monahan.
Stajans softness really comes out in games like these when the other team matches our work ethic. Nothing wrong with his effort, it's just something that he doesn't have.
Jones is too eager to drive the net with the puck, he's not really that good at it. Couple of times he should have just shot the puck.
Galliardi with a lot of hussle, but a lot of the time it seems kind of pointless.
Backlund got quite a few shifts in Colbornes spot through the game. Didn't anything with them, but then again Colborne was even more of a non-factor. Neither is honestly bringing that much, other than good defensive game.
Butler is still looking not that bad. They seem to work nicely with Brodie.
About the Wild: they were actually quite entertaining. Honestly, they probably play a more entertaining brand of hockey than us right now, having that much more skill throught the lineup. Would much rather have them than the abomination of Phoenix in our division. They also look like they could be pretty good this year; great work ethic, solid defensive play, good goaltending and decent scoring depth.
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