I watch post-game press conferences and interviews not because I find them interesting (they’re not) or particularly informative (again, they’re not), but because once in a while a phrase or word pops out to me as a red flag.
My biggest red flag word is “fragile.” I’ve been conditioned to dread hearing it thanks to a few seasons of Atlanta Thrashers post-game press conferences in which coach John Anderson averaged about two to three usages of it a night. It signaled defeat. It also signaled a lack of understanding about pinpointing specifics. It’s vague.
Why do the Blues take their foot off of their gas in the second period of games?