And we’re now below the playoff line. Before this one I thought to myself “Vancouver? They’re not even a good team. Should be an easy three points at home.” Which now means we aren’t even a good team. So here we are.
I think the obvious cliché to roll with is to blame the officials. I also think that’s weak. It doesn’t give the players responsibility. Or the coaches. The referees will be up and down. They always are, but they are, frankly, not the reason we lose. Mostly.
There’s a coaching element that’s missing. Most longtime coaches will tell you something along the line of “a coach is only as good as his assistants.