What happened late in the second period and on into the opening moments of the third period to the Nashville Predators is a microcosm to the entire season. They fall into huge lapses that snowball into the other team seizing all of the momentum.
The five-game point streak and winning four of five games before Christmas seems like a distant memory now. This team is in serious trouble after seeing how they fell apart yesterday at the hands of the Dallas Stars in the Winter Classic.
We might have to start coming to grips with the reality that this team just isn’t as good as their roster looks on paper.