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Five-hole · 03-20-2018, 02:10 PM

So Gio's comments following the loss was that it was a "puck management" failure, and that they "should have at least got that game to overtime".

I think this is conclusive proof that the team is coached to sit back on a lead -- or even a tie -- rather than pursue a win.

Maybe that works sometimes, but I think we've all seen enough times this year when sitting back has led to failure. I think it has probably contributed to the psyche of the team and why they're so fragile. They're expected to sit on 1-goal leads to win, or sit on ties to ensure a point, so they know that even one mistake will be catastrophic.

It's also likely got them gripping their sticks because it's so important to get a lead, and as a result they can't score.

I dunno, maybe I'm overestimating the importance of this comment. I've been wondering what could possibly cause this roster to be so mentally fragile, when essentially the same team hasn't been in the past. It wasn't last year, at least not to the same extent.

03-20-2018, 02:10 PM	#4161
Five-hole Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The C-spot Exp:	So Gio's comments following the loss was that it was a "puck management" failure, and that they "should have at least got that game to overtime". I think this is conclusive proof that the team is coached to sit back on a lead -- or even a tie -- rather than pursue a win. Maybe that works sometimes, but I think we've all seen enough times this year when sitting back has led to failure. I think it has probably contributed to the psyche of the team and why they're so fragile. They're expected to sit on 1-goal leads to win, or sit on ties to ensure a point, so they know that even one mistake will be catastrophic. It's also likely got them gripping their sticks because it's so important to get a lead, and as a result they can't score. I dunno, maybe I'm overestimating the importance of this comment. I've been wondering what could possibly cause this roster to be so mentally fragile, when essentially the same team hasn't been in the past. It wasn't last year, at least not to the same extent.