Hockey Duckie
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After stewing about this for the past 24 hours I feel a lot better about our deadline. Our roster already looks pretty good on paper, certainly better than the team has shown this year. Our major problem has been consistency, we've had as much trouble with closing out games as we've had with digging ourselves a hole in the first. Rarely has the team put together more than 40 minutes of solid hockey.
Maybe heart and soul guys like Chimera and Kelly are the guys we need. Maybe guys that will be vocal (in a positive way) in the locker room and guys that are willing to just put their heads down and work EVERY shift no matter what the score is, is just what we need. It seems our current leadership is bound to either pout or give up when things get difficult, maybe Kelly and Chimera are strong locker room guys? Who knows.
The Ducks have shown they can go toe-to-toe with top teams. But then lose back-to-back to teams not in the playoffs. That talent is there. The consistent drive? Not so much. Can these two veteran pieces help make a point before, during, and after the game to be consistent and bring your A game? We should still be on a 6-game winning streak. So it's not talent, but rather mentality.
Does this mean they tune out RC? I dunno. They're up for the top games.