Saturday was pretty ugly, huh? There was a lot of talk after the 3-1 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings that it was a “better effort” than Thursday against Calgary. While that may be true, it’s no comfort. The important thing here is that we call this stretch of mediocre hockey what it is but don’t overreact. Yes, this team doesn’t lose back-to-back in regulation often, but it’s an 82 game season and its still February.
If we do want to be critical, let’s be specific. This tweet struck me the other night
Red Wings had 26 shot blocks on the #Preds.