Listened to Ian Mendez interview on TSN 1200 The Drive this afternoon and he said this team is afraid. He hit it on the nail. They're afraid to lose, afraid to make a mistake which explains why they do so much puck watching, not covering their man, treating the puck like a hot potato, whiffing on the puck, indecisive with the puck, etc. Also explains why they lose so much at home. They are so fragile, the booing sends them into a tailspin. How do you fix fragile?
They also played the interview with DJ earlier that day. The one thing that really caught my attention was his stating he does bench players but we don't notice. Yep, we don't notice when it's only the 3rd or 4th line players being benched. He also said that yes, Timmy turns the puck over, but he's trying to make plays so all good. So the STARS don't need to be held accountable. Yeesh.