If i where the coach i would tell the kids look don't waste all your energy too early... spread it out in a 60 minute game... last game was good just i think they got tired from the push in the first period.
I get what you're saying, but, in other words, come out flat like the Canucks tend to do in boring games? The reason we applaud the injection of youth around here is for their energy. Give it your all out there and just take short shifts while rolling 4 lines if you don't have the stamina.