SlapShots
Well-known member
I'll take 5 points in 3 games-- wins over FLA, COL on Friday night and then a point last night against CHI. Not Darling's best game, but certainly not his fault we lost. Too many defensive breakdowns. Aho, Lindholm, Teravainen and Rask are not providing any scoring. RF and BP appear to have overestimated what these guys would contribute and that's the issue, but shouldn't be too surprised. Teravainen has never been a 20+ goal guy per season, although everyone screams about his potential. If RF was confident about his ability to contribute, he would not have given him a year to prove himself. Aho is facing a sophomore slump and 2nd year players should never be counted as bonus players until firmly established. Rask and Lindholm are just MIA-- 6 goals between the two of them in 15 games. Coaching is not the issue, per se. It's the lack of scoring on the offensive side of the puck.