I am sure I am not the only one that was sick to their stomach watching the Devils give up another 3 power play goals Monday night in Philly. What made matters worse is when the game was on the line in the 3rd period and they were down by two they had 3 consecutive power plays, one of which was a double-minor, and couldn't even come close to converting on it. They eventually went on to lose the game.
I never thought I would see the day when I would acknowledge how much Colin White means to this team and our defensive corp. When he is out of the lineup, this is a much different team. Not nearly as physical or intimidating. He is definitely a calming influence back there and balances out or d-pairings perfectly. Additionally, with Patrik Elias being out, our lines looked jumbled and out of sorts as well. I hope both are back in the lineup Friday night when the Devils visit the Blackhawks.
This is definitely not the time to hit the panic button but our Penalty Kill has been working at around 55% percent over the last few games and that is just unacceptable, especially for a team with Stanley Cup aspirations. The team has a few days off and then will head back to practice tomorrow at The Rock before flying to Chicago for Friday nights game. Hopefully we can get some guys rested and get them added back to the mix on Friday. This team has been playing lights out since the beginning of January, a little bump in the road was bound to happen sooner or later. Lets just hope this is that bump and the team can get their heads on straight and back to playing Devils hockey heading in to the playoffs.
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