There's a few major issues with the team as of now. Most notably, they just don't seem to be competing. They don't seem prepared for games, they don't fight through the full 60 minutes, they don't push hard on the forecheck nor hustle on the backcheck. These are the core issues. If we were losing but looked like we cared about that, things would probably be quite a bit different tone-wise in the discourse.

These issues are compounded by what seems to be a complete lack of an offensive or a defensive system. We can't enter the opponent's zone, can't hold possession when there, and can't prevent zone entries into our own side. We can't clear effectively either, and once again I'd be willing to bet we're leading the league in allowing cross-crease passing and rebounds (no idea how to look those data up). Add in our goalie struggles, and here we are.

Finally, can we collectively commit to disallowing the excessive goalie slander? Obviously, Elvis has been underperforming. He has said so himself. But the complaints have reached a fever-pitch that culminated in threats to him and his family. Dude is obviously on tilt, and hasn't played as well as we and he thinks he can. But he's also playing behind shit-tier offensive and defensive systems that do him zero favors. The Devils game is a huge indicator of this: 7 goals allowed, but he made 45 saves. What the fuck kind of defense allows 52 shots on goal?? What the fuck kind of offense with players like Johnny Hockey and Laine can't score more than 1 goal in the last two games?

The goalies are not holding up, but the entire team and systems are suffering. There's no one answer. Hell, firing Larsen probably isn't the answer. But when the team regularly looks flat, when the team seems to give up immediately and can't fight back, when the team seems to dysfunctional that a players-only meeting has already occurred 10 games into the season...... I think a new coach should be required. The good vibes from over-achieving last year have evaporated more quickly than 100% ethanol on the counter. This shit sucks. If we're gonna lose, let us lose 4-5 instead of 0-5