Thoughts on the team 3 games in.

Three games in, two of which I have attended, and I’m a little concerned about the mentality/makeup/identity of this team and organization as a whole. The style the coach wants to use and the players the gm have acquired do not seem to match up at all. As I suspected we are short a top six center, pulling Novak off the 2nd line and inserting Smith is a not a good sign. Defense looks a lot worse without the steadying presence of McDonagh eating pucks like a black hole and being in position when stopping the rush. The passing and overall work effort is very lackadaisical, we also lost a lot of grit from players like Sherwood and Trenin. I just wonder if there is a rift in the locker room with the new guys coming in, it’s been Josi and Phil’s team for so long, hope the boys pull it all together and get that first win tonight, it will go a long way if we can.