Sure it’s weird. But Pehrsson hasn’t necessarily been a stone wall this season. Look at his numbers. He’s had moments, sure. Him playing last night makes zero difference. Even Bubs knows that.
Things have been pretty dicey for a bit now. Maybe we overachieved the first few months. No idea. They looked the part, they can skate, have some size. Solid special teams play. But…things are trending down sharply. At the worst time.
Actually trending matters a ton. You want to enter playoff time on the upswing. I’m sure folks would have been pissed with a loss tomorrow night against DU. I wouldn’t have, they’re a good team. But the last 5-6 weeks have been atrocious…we’ve only beat terrible teams for like a month now. Maybe longer.
Crossing my fingers…tough because they have the pieces to make a run. But a team can’t be this inconsistent during the playoffs. Time to lock in and go on a run.