Raleigh, N.C. — The one, single play pretty much typified this recent stretch for Andreas Athanasiou.
Rather than shooting at the net — and it appeared Athanasiou had most of an open net to shoot at — Athanasiou passed the puck toward the end of a game against Ottawa, giving the defensemen time to react, and squandering the scoring chance.
Be it lack of confidence, or looking too hard to make a play, it’s what life has been for Athanasiou over the last 10 goal-less games.
“It’s a tough situation,” Athanasiou said of the play, and the last 10 games.