i think the experience factor played a major part in our defeat, both from the coach and many of the players. The team seemed to have what it took, and were even physical, in the first game, but thereafter were outplayed most of the time. It seemed to me the chemistry may have been upset by too many line changes, attempts to get Neal going by playing him far too much, and a weakness on both the pp and pk were part of our problems. I also thought we should have showed much more disdain for the refereeing...Johnny was man handled and abused much of the time with no penalties. Perhaps a video or two, sent to the league, could have stopped some of it.
I think before we risk ruining our team, by trading players that have contributed most to our success, we should carefully assess where the blame for our defeat resides.
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