The analytics and eye test did not match that game. We had a lot of volume and chances, but no way Seattle had 5 high danger chances. They walked in easily in the first period and parts of the 3rd. On top of that Lewis led the team in xGF and I would say he had 2 chances. Coleman looked like he was on the ice for 2 goals and 2 assists and hes not rated that high.
The issue with this team right now is the starts are very poor, and we are playing very passive at both bluelines which is kind of surprising since we played so aggressive last year and adding a guy like Weegar who had the best zone denials and zone entries. The defensive zone coverage needs a lot of work guys are chasing way too much and not playing with the puck enough.
Watching a loose puck go up to the point and both of our defenceman retreating all the way back is maddening, and they also seem to get out of position and be too close to together make one guy chase the puck carrier from behind creating a lot of space.
As for individual players I am wondering if the big contracts are causing some guys to want to over perform with all the talk about being 10% better this season, they might be trying too hard and not playing the game free.
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