The biggest thing to me is that the team just isn't getting the goaltending it needs. Last year they'd ride Ramo or Hiller or Ortio on hot streaks then when they'd pull up lame the another one would step up. The team is playing to not make mistakes because they know they will pay for it. They're not playing aggressive or taking good risks.
Gio stepped up against Detroit by being aggressive and I'd say willed them to pull it off but they just seem fragile and tentative to me. If the stretch pass isn't working they don't seem wiling to go with something else and opposing teams are feeding off them.
Last year they could rally against everyone who said they can't play the way they did, and this year they're not rallying against the same people who say they can't keep it going. The team is missing it's mojo.
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