I was so pissed after period 2 I punched a wall in the concourse and nearly left. I was wondering where the hell the heart was. They were getting the **** kicked out of them and acted like they didn't care.
These guys need to gel, I think they are all in a funk and are all trying to get out of it as individuals when they need to get out of it as a team.
I'm still not angry at Lasch on the offensive end, he's trying to use his teammates and trying to do what has worked for him in the past 2 seasons, it's just not working yet, but it will, that kid is too good to be kept down forever, and I think getting some confidence this weekend is the ticket.
The PP is predictable to me because the other guys on it aren't burying chances when they get them. Nodl gave the other 2 space because he buried what he got, we need Marvin, Swanny, Mosey, LeBlanc, etc to start doing that and Roe and Lasch will start getting more space, they have to make other teams respect the fact they can hurt them when open.
The PK...please pressure someone, you have the skaking ability to get back into the play if you make a mistake, so go and try to take time and space away from the other team like they are doing to us.
Rioux and TGD will help the D and I don't agree with playing 5 D but would Ammerman or Gaudet really have done anything to change the outcome of that game? Not likely.
Right now the frustration level is high and there isn't a whole lot Motzko can do about that, he can't make these guys not become frustrated when an attempt doesn't work on their end and then UMD comes right down and scores or when Carlisle makes a great defensive play on the PK to knock the puck away only to have it buried on the cycle in the opposite circle. That's something they need to do for themselves. Motzko was right in his post game comments, this team is a yo-yo, too high and too low, and they need to get more even keel, which I think will come as they mature together as a team.
Take care of business this weekend, use it to gain confidence but don't think that if you blow out RMU that somehow you are world beaters again, remember what happened the last time you felt that way.
See how they respond tonite.
