Literally the one good thing that can come out of last night's game is that it's seen as the culmination of about four weeks now of really crappy hockey and they finally played a team that punished them for it and didn't give them the chance to hide behind the "we got two points" veil that all those OT and shootout wins allowed them to do. That it was a home game, and against the team that's been on your tail for the last three months, and seen as a potential playoff preview where they looked completely overmatched, needs to be a wake up call to everyone involved that their performance has been unacceptable and that without immediate improvement they won't be getting anywhere near the Cup right now (because, frankly, anyone who favors this team against Boston, Pittsburgh, or Toronto is out of their mind as things currently stand).
Anything less than a thorough performance, win or lose because random things can happen, will be unacceptable today. Last night was a clusterf/ck and they have a lot of redeeming to do in response to that to regain the faith of this fanbase. Because, after last night, they look a lot more like a fraud than a legit Cup threat.