Went with other since it's a combination of 3 IMO.
A) Callups hurt the team down the stretch, as players were going up and down and it interrupted a rhythm.
B)Ortio getting injured was huge since we really didn't have a great goalie after him and he was huge to their confidence and success.
C) The team is very young and was expected to have some growing pains, especially with a lot of young college players not used to playing so much hockey and a very young d-core.
I think it then end it being a really young team that lacked veterans was the biggest thing down the stretch, when adversity hit there was no experience to step up and lead them.
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