[jerseydevil]

Delayed Cup hangover...too many passive leaders...bad coaching choice...Battlin' Ray Emery...too much scrutiny from the Canadian media...A fast start that gave them a false sense of security. That's a lot to deal with. The fact that Ottawa has been consistently good enough every year to have most people labeling them as front-runners + the fact that they have consistently under-acheived in the post-season has just finally seemed to have caught up with them. They don't seem to have any dynamic personalities to turn things around...Alfredsson is a great player, but not a good captain.