I know the Defence is going to get a lot of the blame (and they should to a point), but what's happening with this team right now is similar to what was going on during the 2006 season.
The forwards are just not cutting it. There is so little offensive zone time that by the time the third period roles around, the defence is exhausted.
Players that had played and progressed so rapidly over the past couple of seasons look like they are regressing. Backlund, Jooris, Hudler and even Monahan are really struggling right now to create offence. When the teams top centres are under-performing, the team is in trouble. Backhand has been absolutely invisible.
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