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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Something finally clicked in me watching this game.
A number of these guys actually, genuinely, don't care. You can tell by what they're doing out there, and the pace at which they're doing it. 4 shots in the third says it all. This is putting aside the terribly flawed and ambiguous system that they're employing.
I'm all for selling and retooling now. And that's unusual for me given the standings, I'd usually chirp people that want to go that route while in a playoff hunt. But there's no way, there's just no way this roster, the same one that folded against the Avs has taken any kind of step forward since then. They're just as fragile.
Recognizing this now, it's clear to me that we need a couple of transplants in this team's core. I sincerely hope Treliving recognizes that and is honest with himself about what needs to be done.
Screw scraping into a playoff spot on streaky, inconsistent efforts. We have to aim for higher and for the bigger picture.
I'd rather have hope for this team's future because we sold and collected picks/prospects and watch the Oilers play in April than spend assets to repeat last spring all over again.
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The last period of that game and the player's body language was like the last 2 months of the GG era, after the stick throw effect wore off. Not a lot of faith in the coach can motivate them or provide the game plan for success. The changing of lines every 5 minutes shows that Ward has run out of answer, which doesn't help his reputation with the players that he knows 100% what he should be doing....so that effect snowballs for both players and coaches.