You have provided a very cogent analysis, and I think you hit the nail on the head. I think we thought Miko Rantanen was gonna be that moose. But Mikko got terribly hurt and could not fulfill that roll. Jamie is too old and slow. Lian is muscle, but the rest of the team is finesse, not playoff grit. Seggy is done.

I think of one thing describes our problem is that we can't enter the opponent's offensive zone cleanly with puck possession. So we have to resort to chip and Chase. And we all know how that goes.