Lots of problems, and coaching is amongst them IMO.
In a broadcast this season the color guy related a comment from Frolik, saying that he was having to really adjust his game, as Maurice had wanted the forwards coming back deep to support the breakout while Hartley wanted the forwards high to extend things.
Last season the team succeeded with Hartley's system in spite of the fact that it had them routinely out-chanced and lacking possession, thus the "unsustainable" label. This season Hartley's system again has them routinely out chanced and lacking possession, but they're now losing.
Bad breaks, sub-par goaltending, and injuries have contributed, but a system that has a team chasing and defending more than driving play is going to be more susceptible to being undermined by those things.
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