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Originally Posted by AC
Maybe.
Personally, I think that's passing the blame from the players when the leadership group and the individual players are responsible for dictating their own intensity.
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I definitely place the blame on the leadership group/the core players. This loss is entirely on Tkachuk/Gaudreau/Monahan and Giordano in my eyes. The powerplay went 0 for 6, and none of them seemed to want to battle or push that extra bit during those powerplays. Atrocious.
Outside of that though, I think Maurice showed some playoff savvy and Ward did not.