I think the team's size, or lack thereof, is really starting to show down the stretch. I know they have never really been a puck possession team but it is becoming more evident lately that they are struggling with winning battles in their own end and consequently they are hemmed in their own zone for long stretches. To exacerbate things, they look fatigued, as others have already mentioned, which is slowing down their transition game and resulted in the numerous missed passes and icings last night. The bigger teams seem to excel during the stretch run and playoffs and I think that is part of the issue here.
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