Honestly as good as it is hockey is back, I'm not looking forward to the first game after a long break. The team has shown over the years that they very rarely find another gear post all-star and usually back into the end of the season.
To me it all comes down to whether the best players are the best players every night from here on out, it's that simple. Get Gaudreau and Monahan back to dominating their match-ups would go a long way to getting some wins. Same with the D returning to being a potent backend points producing unit instead of the bottom 10 unit they are now.
It will be interesting to see how the team plays the last 1/3 of the season. I'm fully prepared to be in seller mode if they blow the next couple weeks.
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