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Personally, I think people are overreacting about all the kids on D. They may not look great in preseason but they'll settle in and play softer minutes in October and beyond. They'll make some mistakes which will be saved by the goalie or by Stone, and by February or March we'll reap the rewards. Right now I think what we're seeing is nerves... these guys don't want to play in Stockton and they're overthinking their individual performance rather than focusing on taking it one shift at a time. For most of them it's only their 2nd or 3rd game since summer too, not much flow. Five games into the regular season the focus will be on the team, and winning, and then we can start to judge their individual performances.

I just don't want Bartkowski near this team. He can't complete a pass - you can't be in the NHL without that skill.