I think our main problem is that we've come up against a Devils side bang up for it.
I don't think we've lacked effort at all, but we've been brutally out skated in all 3 zones. Not to mention that I think we've tried too hard too soon to chase the game and that has left us with all sorts of problems defensively. I think we've tried to out skate and out pace them with our speed game and they have just upped, matched and eclipsed our efforts tonight. For as poor as we have been, the Devils have mostly been superb, especially on the attack. Haven't been able to handle them all night.
Brodie I think has seen his play drop right off. I know it was always going to, but he's now playing below an acceptable standard. I mean, ok the bounce on that 3rd was ridiculous, but still, could he have been a bit better placed? As for the 2nd....
Still, hopefully we can a bounce or 2 in the 3rd and get things back. We saw how quickly things turned around in the last 2 games, lets hope its 3 times the charm tonight.
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