It hasn’t been easy. Any luster of the trades, the new additions and new coaching from the offseason have long since gone. The chances of doing something noticable went with it.
And now it’s about pride. It’s about showing up. Saturday night in Columbus, that just didn’t happen. Antti Raanta let in a soft goal a minute into the game and after that, it was a powerskating session from end to end.
Anthony Duclair had some chances. he didn’t score. Jakob Chychrun had some shots. They didn’t find home. Max Domi had some sick dekes.