Bad bounces early on led to a lack of confidence. Really bad penalty kill on the 2nd kill after an exceptional job on the first kill. Consistency in special teams needs to be there. Then there's the very unfortunate play from Versteeg on the power play, along with a Brodie fly by that leads to a back breaking goal.
And yet, I see very little that was directly on Lack (although he was down early on the Larkin goal). That's not how you play for your backup. Give the guy a chance to do his job at least.
Basically, everything that can go wrong has gone wrong, and this next period can make or break a team mentally. Go out, play the game the way you need to, try to get 1 or 2 goals back to make a game of it in the 3rd. Don't throw in the towel just because it hasn't gone your way yet.
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"You know, that's kinda why I came here, to show that I don't suck that much" ~ Devin Cooley, Professional Goaltender
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