Good:
- kid line was fine. Grigs was the only guy putting pucks to the net the first half of the game, Flynn was everywhere, and ZG's feet didn't stop
- Pysyk
- Ehrhoff
Bad:
- lack of pressure to start
- seemed nervous and slow to start
- Rolston not adjusting earlier
Ugly:
- Christ the pp is brutal. Big problem
- like I said ... To come out in a passively high 1-2-2 was incredibly poor preparation, or lack of any whatsoever. Allowing skilled players to gain a head of steam, then let them fly through the neutral zone without any body contact is a recipe for disaster. I was shocked it wasn't a bigger deficit after two, but credit to the team in that regard, I guess.
- I fear our coaching staff is too inexperienced to take the next step with these guys. We might need someone at the total opposite end of the spectrum coaching wise in order to show the true professional game. I know that's a lot to say after game one of 82, but it's never too early to speak what you immediately react with.
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With a power play that is half decent, it's a totally different game. They didn't roll over and die even though they were manhandled for the first 33 minutes. To see positives from the youth is a good thing, but we won't score many goals this year.
And I may have been wrong in not wanting another vet forward; still undecided.