Had some time to digest last night, here's where my heads at
Officiating - obviously had a tough night but ultimately didn't impact the game. That Frederic goal isnt a result of the missed calls and we had ample chances to offset
Goaltending - Sammy made big saves and allowed bad goals. With our construction a .910 should be enough to get to OT or win
PK - This is our biggest issue. You can handle a bad powerplay as a good ES team, but not a bad PK. Bad decisions, bad execution. Two guys on the wrong side of the puck just can't happen in a playoff game let alone 2 minutes into the period. That's not a systems issue, that's a thinking issue. The players know the PK is an issue and are playing like it.
PP - Looks awful and disjointed. We're clearly missing Willy and it's like we're waiting for him to return. I don't like Bert and JT together, it forces too many low percentage shots and takes Matthews out. Everything is running through Marner on his offside and he can't make a seam pass currently. I'd consider two balanced units similar to their ES lines (throw Jarn out on D, Maybe Robertson too)