there are a number of pieces that could get us something. Stempniak, Glencross and Camalleri especially. Hopefully we get back a top 6 forward that can hit and score for any or all of them, our top 6 is embarrassingly soft and that has to be a large part of the blown leads.
The smaller forwards can't slow the opposing teams momentum through the neutral zone and we get run over when their top 6 starts to turn it on. I wouldn't blame us losing the lead on our skill or discipline and more on how easy it is for the other team to get past our blueline. You simply can't expect every player on the ice to be perfect for 60, we need some legitimate intimidation out there and not one guy that gets to fight their enforcer every once in a while. We need grit that can help win games and slow the opposing teams forwards down when they start to press. There's gotta be one 200+ pounder top 6 forward we could get.
Last edited by AcGold; 12-15-2013 at 08:42 PM.
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