I think we played pretty well for the first 10 games (with a couple exceptions, which is to be expected). The last 7 or so have been less than stellar.
The good news is we are capable of better, we proved it earlier in the season when were doing a much better job of keep shots, and quality chances down.
The question is really what is the cause of the last stretch of poor play.
1. Is it guys cheating to create offense, and no longer playing the system
2. Is it problems with the system itself; Boucher said he was going to work on the offensive side, and that seems to have correlated with the decline
3. Is it injuries adding up?
4. Is it just one of those stretches every team goes through?
One thing to me is for sure; this team won't make the playoffs unless Stone and Hoffman both play a lot better than they have. Lots of people are complaining about Ryan and Brassard, but it's the latter two that imo have been the biggest disappointments.
I don't think lateral trades to shake things up will help, and any trades we make right now won't be from a position of power, so we're likely to lose.