Yesterday I rewatched the first period of the first game of the season against the Jets and the D was pinching, The d was active, kept pucks alive in the OZ. Nice passing plays, stretch passes, shots on net, forechecking from the forwards. There was movement and flow.
Also Chucky tipping shots which should be his bread and butter instead of the 1 in a million between the legs move.
Then after the intermission something changed and they went on to lose in OT.
Next two games they played well...then came the 5 day break.
To me it seems that when these guys play with instinct and not like robots (X's and O's), they play much much better or at least it is fun to watch as a fan!
Sorry Ward but you vacuumed the instinct out of these players.....
If you have no fun playing Hockey this is what you get as a product.
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