This game was a continuation of what we’ve seen from opening night. The defence is bad. Not average, bad.
Hanafun has been okay, but is a downgrade from Hamilton. You’re fooling yourself if you think otherwise. Brodie has not rebounded by playing with Gio. Stone doesn’t make the roster of any other playoff team. The kids have been good. But good for guys expected to play 10-15 minutes a game.
This team struggles to move the puck. They give up a ton of shots. The bottom six is better than last year, but marginally given the upgrade of on-paper talent.
Smith has been brutal. Rittich stole two points for us but is a backup.
In my view, so far we are looking at the same team we’ve always had. A borderline playoff team.
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