Loss Sunday Shows Players Still Don't Get It

GM Vents:

Harsh as it may sound....Sunday's loss to Victory Honda is a crystal clear indication that our players just don't get what it takes to play at a high level and win consistently.

We are clearly not a prolific goal scoring team which means we have a relatively small margin for error. We can however be successful without scoring alot of goals if we compensate by playing with great INTENSITY on a consistent basis.

Furthermore, there are no players (stress NO players) on this team who are talented enough to play at a high level of hockey without being able to consistently play day-in-and-day-out with great intensity.

Lack of intensity manifests itself in a lack of energy, a lack of focus, and a lack of discipline.

When I see defensemen running around out of position trying to freelance on the offensive end of the ice instead of focusing on supporting their defense partner and preventing goals against us ..... When I see players taking the same lazy or stupid type of penalties in the same areas of the ice over and over and over again .... When I see forwards not playing strong on the wall in the defensive zone, not taking the puck to the front of the net etc, etc. ...

Than I see a team and a group of players clearly lacking an understanding of the type of intensity in terms of energy, focus, and discipline needed for us to win on a consistent basis and for themselves to advance to play at a higher level.

The Michigan State Playoffs begin in only 50 days ... the time is now for the message to sink in.