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Originally Posted by blueandgoldguy
Biff called it. I took a look at the shot chart on TSN after the game and while the Jets badly outshot the Blues, most of their shots were not what you would call high quality scoring chances. The vast majority of the Blues were high quality opportunities.
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I honestly can't imagine how tiring it must be to grind out so many games in a season, both mentally and physically, but it does seem like the team just kind of decided, unconsciously or consciously, to stop paying the price to get those high quality scoring chances.
Is this team "culture"? Do the players just not feel like playing past a certain level for themselves or their team-mates? I know it's light-years difference between the NHL and the CFL, but somehow the Bombers have been able to find people who build a team culture where players genuinely seem to want to play here and for each other. I doubt it could be fully replicated in a small market city that is, I admit, not that attractive for a lot of young guys to play in.
Can this be turned around, or does the team need to blow it up and start again, with a new GM on down?