Holy Frack!
Well, this is what happens when a team has no identity:
2009 / 2010:
Pros: Skill and Speed. Fun to watch.
Cons: Not tough. Made other teams pay - if refs do their job.
2013/ 2014:
Pros: Sort of tough
Cons: Not enough skill, speed. Not fun to watch.
I miss the high-flying days.
But seriously, did anyone really expect a make-over (re-tool, reset, re-whatever) to work? IF a team is a great team, it is because of part-luck, part-skill in putting it together. Is it just me, or did MG just abandon the plan that got his team to the SCF in 2011 just to get tougher? Because of one series?
What happened to that plan? Get tougher. bah! who gives a rats ass about being tough if you can't score Speed kills - that used to be this team's identity. Or... it was the Burke / Nonis identity for the team?
It's like MG wanted to turn his team into the Boston Bruins. He lost faith.
Hopefully this was a one-off, and the team can use it as motivation... I don't mind Torts as a coach, but I think whomever is running the power play needs to be replaced (assistant coach I guess)