I thought they played a pretty decent road game last night - not great, but they gave themselves a chance to get the win.
Ramo was really good for 58 minutes but that play was inexcusable - that was peewee goaltending.
But like Dammage said, I thought the most frustrating aspect of their game was the terrible passing in the offensive zone. They made several horrible drop passes that accomplish two things:
1) no possession time, and
2) odd man rushes the other way
It was killing them.
As for the season as a whole so far, I agree that they have had some bad puck luck against - at least 4 lucky deflections in 4 games. And offensively, they haven't been sharp enough with their passing.
Another big factor is the defense, which overall has been bad. Last year the D contributed 195 points. So far this year - 4 pts (82 pt pace).
Giordano is not in full Gio-mode yet, but last night was better. They obviously miss Brodie, and he and Gio better be re-united when he gets back. Hamilton is NOT Brodie and is not yet ready for the top pairing.
I am not ready to panic yet, but Ortio better be in net tonight.
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