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Originally Posted by DazzlinDino
BT's interview, "through NHL.com app", he basically says the same thing. Some players that normally play well, didn't and some players raised their level of game. He didn't feel we played our best and had some concern the team didn't leave everything on the ice.
I agree with your comment, thinking that we didn't peak, maybe because regular season expectations had already been met?; So for whatever reason "some players" were not prepared, or ready to make sacrifices to do whatever took to win. No sense of urgency, no shot blocking, no push back.
Was it coach, players, or expectations? I think Peters would do well to chat up with some coaches with previous playoff experience to see what he needs to do, while BT addresses's roster issues. I thought it was admirable that they gave Neal so much rope, however if they wanted to motivate him it would have been better to bench him sooner and let someone else learn and earn his spot.
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Totally agree!! No urgency was exactly what I saw, in a lot of games after the All Star break, you can see it in power play. They just passed the puck around or do the nonchalant flip pass that end up on their opponents' sticks for a shorty. I remember I almost lost my voice for yelling at the TV.
Peters needs to give a friendly ring to Mr. D Sutter on how he can bring his players intensity up close to the playoff. Hindsight, may be they should have rested all those players once they clinched the 1st in the Conference. Those players looked like they are too rested and into stale territory.