It’s coming up on mid-March, and the Blues haven’t been playing well. It’s not fundamentally bad across the board, per se. The team hasn’t forgotten how to play; they know exactly what they need to do, but they’re doing it with such a lack of urgency that it’s like they’re playing through a fog. Make a pass? Sure, whatever. Close off the post? Fine. Maybe. Demonstrate situational awareness? Meh.
It’s gotten so bad that on Tuesday night, the malaise rubbed off on the refs and they couldn’t be assed to call penalties that very nearly should’ve been called.