Just a fragile group. No one really inspires each other it seems. Hanifin did stick up for Tanev but the other scrums I see some guys skating away obliviously, cough Anderson cough.
These guys are seemingly quick to pack it in but where is their regression to the mean?
They have played well enough to be in the game but the adversity can’t just turn guys to jelly like it does without a serious lack of spine and confidence.
I think the nhl has successfully killed this group’s confidence with their game management this year and years prior. The NhL is a business not in the business of fair hockey but entertaining hockey.
Jonohan Johnny tachuck Benny Anderson markstrom ... all regressing this year. Puts treliving in a real rough place. I think he rushed the rebuild and had to hire his eventual replacement in sutter. I bet sutter is our next gm. It would explain why he looked so sheepish for such a big confident guy that day the team reintroduced sutter. He was introducing his future replacement.
Markstrom is just reflecting the group who gives up prime chances to skilled hungry talented fwds. It’s amazing it’s not 6 -1. Our fav outcome this year...against
. Furlatt and the foot were the story of this game. But the flames have been gutless all year save some fine stuff from Tanev lucic and doc
Sigh this group has had its day in the sun and it was brief and uninspiring beyond a second place regular season finish. Big off-season coming.