You lose the best defenseman in the league and possible Norris candidate, yeah it's a lot harder to win. After a loss like this I wonder what Gio is like next year. Is he better or will age catch up to him?
One thing this year was that he was fast, incredibly fast. His acceleration was crucial to our teams ability to send defense in to help the rush, without it our forecheck plays like it did tonight. Losing one of the best breakout passes hurts too, we probably have 4-6 more points in the standings with the captain.
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