I fully understand all the concerns regarding goaltending, lack of PP goals and 1st line almost vanishing since AS game but what I saw was a team that performs better when there was a sense of urgency.
We saw this a few times when the Sharks would be on a run to either catch them or pass them in the standings and they would immediately respond with a winning streak of their own.
This is an unknown territory for most of them but they do seem like a team that really plays for each other and hold each other accountable.
Eventhough Neal hasn't had the season us fans expected, I am pretty sure his presence, play and advice will help the team immensely.
On the backend, as usual, Gio will lead by example and whoever gets the net will want to show the coach that they made the right decision.
Finally, we've seen all year that Peters does have a great read on his players so adjustments will be made whenever he feels team isn't playing the right way.
Is it Thursday yet?
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