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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I will agree with Warrener and say it's the effort. The effort was poor in the preseason and they are finding it's not a switch they can just turn on. After a country club preseason (Warrener's words) they are scrambling to find that work ethic that defined them last season but if they don't do it soon they could find themselves in big trouble. It's worth noting their start is very similar to the Avalanche last season and they never really did get on track.
That said goaltending has been poor and as been noted teams are prepared for the stretch pass so the coaching staff really does have to adapt. Lots to get fixed in a short amount of time but it's still too early for full blown panic mode.
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Is there any context for the bolded? Hartley's training camps have famously been very difficult and intense. Is he suggesting that that wasn't the case this year?