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To me there are some overriding issues like mental preparation (including playing at home), slow transition game, and personnel decisions.

But beyond that there seems to be the sort of whack-a-mole of problems whereby there are one or two major issues hobbling the team at any time. When they straighten one thing out, something else screws them up. Not just normal ebbs and flows, but total and catastrophic drop offs costing games.

Early - defensive turnovers, but great goaltending, holding leads.
Middle - defense tighter up, but then the special teams crapped the bed. Two lines is are up, but two disappear. Usually our OT play is great, then disappears.
Late - special teams get better, but we lose Smith and goaltending is poor. On top, our players forget how to shoot.

Can’t put it all together.