Yup reffing sucked, but we are the ugly step child of the NHL. No one besides us wants to see us play hockey. Our special teams are a concern, but the NHL has a real issue here. It's hard not to be jaded after watching the non calls against us.
I'm not even upset with our play, it just isn't at that level. We are getting exposed. We can't keep up with Colorado and are having issues trying to play our game. Our D zone is a mess and our forwards don't win the majority of battles. My eye test tells me we can't skate with these guys.
Full credit to the Avs, they are out playing us on every level. More skilled, bigger, faster and now they are playing with confidence. Ultimately their skilled guys are head and shoulders better than ours.
The Avs are a legit stanley cup contending team. It's not that we are complete garbage, we just aren't anything more than a hard working team with average skill. Having said that, it's time to move on from Ehlers and Apppleton and really focus on getting better players on our back end.