Was really nice seeing a near 60 minute effort from the team and frankly, not a surprise given Sutter is there now. Also didn't surprise me to see the bottom 6 lead the team in driving play as the north-south, game is closer to their games than the top 6. A lot of our stars like to slow the game down so I think it'll take a few games and practices for them to adapt but you could see they were trying. They think the game at a high level so I think they'll get there. Saw a few instances of players moving the puck backwards instead of forwards out of panic and habit but much fewer than before. Markstrom and Rittich are going to enjoy playing behind a structured, defensively responsible team, I think.
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