Over the volcano
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They're mentally toasted. The mistakes in coverage and general sloppy decision making have been the difference between winning and losing lately and are very much out of character with what makes them successful. Julien's scraping the bottom of the bag of tricks at this point.
One of the great things Recchi was able to bring to the team during the long Cup run was he showed them how to remain loose and relaxed off the ice, to keep having fun, so that they could maintain their focus on the ice as long as they did. Ultimately it was the difference as a much more talanted Vancouver team so clearly lost their steam and their series lead.
Hopefully there is a plan that is smarter than what I can think of (nothing) to right this ship.
One of the great things Recchi was able to bring to the team during the long Cup run was he showed them how to remain loose and relaxed off the ice, to keep having fun, so that they could maintain their focus on the ice as long as they did. Ultimately it was the difference as a much more talanted Vancouver team so clearly lost their steam and their series lead.
Hopefully there is a plan that is smarter than what I can think of (nothing) to right this ship.