I've played numerous organized sports growing up, played in tournaments, etc. It's a mindset, honestly you complain about travel like its such an exhausting chore for them. You get on a plane, and sit on your a$$, you get off the plane and go to a hotel and rest, it's not as strenuous as you make it out to be.
Unlike a lot of people on this board I don't get overjoyed when we're winning, and turn a blind eye to the teams over all performance. Did you honestly think they were going to all of a sudden turn the page after beating up on Ottawa, a borderline AHL team?
Yeah, we had a strong game against Winnipeg, which was a true test, but that was one game.
Also, I'm not using money as an "excuse" and I don't think my expectations for a professional athlete are unrealistic. You just make excuses for them left right and center like you're their mother and its sad.