You forgot to mention the bad turnovers.

To begin with, there is too bloody much COASTING, and GLIDING all over the ice. It seems like they are all on
some kind of fragrant weed, and adopting a “what – ME worry?” attitude. The urgency has disappeared. You don’t see legs pumping going into the corners and along the boards
any more by ANYONE.

Further more, there is far too much board play. You never see them try to get people out in open ice, and they dump
dump dump, and glide glide glide. Attacking lines all wind up behind the cage, and no one is ever in the crease.
\And Tortorella doesn’t seem to be aware that they have drifted back into Renney chapter one, style of game, very handily.

And I’ll repeat for the hundredth time..THEY DON’T SHOOT HARD ENOUGH! Even the Isles take hard driving slap shots on goal,but these people are wedded to their limp wristers.

All you need do is watch a few of the other teams, and note how commonly they fire cannon shots on goal. Caps for instance. Montreal against Rangers.

During this upcoming Boston game, pay close attention to how infrequently they attempt a slap shot from the point.
Redden is genetically incapable of firing a hard slap shot. Roszival once every 14th game or so will try one. Staal …verrrrry rarely. And Girardi! Even when he does set up for a slapper, he doesn’t ever do it on the fly, or a one timer..he always stops and keys up the pck first, and by then he’s lost the element of surprise. The mechanics and attitude of this team is all wrong, and it’s not just a couple of losses..it’s a policy of indifferent play. They try too many long long passes which are also done too timidly and too poorly chosen, inaccurate, and often deflected or picked off. I don’t know what they do at practice but these basics neglect are killing them. and giving me an ulcer.

well thanks to sather brashear counts against our cap this year and next unless we trade him somehow. reason is simple he was over 35 when signed so even if he retires he still counts.

I agree jagr was a whiner and a pouter…..oops, sorry you said winner, yep he was a winner up until the second round with the rangers and all his great scoring and plus minus could not bring the cup here again, but it wasn’t all his fault but as captain he should get the majority of the blame and it isn’t all drury’s fault and despite being clutch he too has not brought the cup,so as captain he too must get the majority of the blame. I hope no one is going to let this RUIN their night!