The nature of our exit against Colorado was damaging, the defeat was almost as comprehensive as it could be.
I think that is what has us on edge. That and the James Neal situation.
My main memory of the Colorado series (other than being lucky enough to be in the dome for game 1) was of Neal coasting through our zone without a care in the world as Rantanen buried the winner in game 4.
That tells me more about Neal than anything he has done so far this season. It is a lot easier to perform when things are going well. But when there is adversity, and there will be, there is no way in hell you want to rely on someone like Neal.
As for tonight, we may not get the win, but there is plenty of time to get things right. I’m not saying I’m happy with things so far, but I’d rather, and hope, that we finish this season strong by identifying and sorting what isn’t working now.
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