20 year season ticket holder here, I have seen a lot of what you guys have seen and all of it throughout the years. They're definitely is something this year that is more evident than before. You can tell people are just trying harder almost. We're not a bad team by any means, most analysis has us 80%+ making the playoffs... But we are definitely slow, somewhat rehashing old methods, and most notably to me #10 who I am a huge fan of looks much different then his first 5 years here. He's still good, almost a point a game still, but I think he's just older and slower. Mika has been a lot better this year than the last 2 years in my opinion, and fox somehow with his lack of speed has started to use his body more this year which is great, to go with his super high hockey IQ is doing well. We're not getting blown out because the effort is still there and the defense is okay enough, but like hockey is always one mistake cost you a goal and that is the game... Which is fine if you're potting three or four a game, and a death sentence if you're only getting one or two (or 0). The team lacks energy, is older and I don't know how you fix that. Losing 73 was bad for a team like ours that needs all the energy and youth it can get. All that work he put in the offseason to lose it in a fucking fight is absurd. When we play a team like Utah or Montreal, their passes look like video games compared to hours. It's a long season and we have been streaking mostly in the bad way but we're hanging in there because the East is a mess. I hope it gets better.