The Old Master
come and take it.
So if they are intentionally saving energy for the playoffs, you can't really evaluate them yet because there's no way to tell how they'll compare to the cup run until they start giving 100% effort. Unless of course they already are, in which case they're in trouble.
just on my experience (from pickup -up) that "saving energy" thing never lasts very long.....some of the toughest games I ever been in were friendly kick hockey games ....I remember get slammed through a door and ended up under the concession stand, looking up at the girl working the counter. the only thing I could think of to say was "did I score?