[Untamed]

Madden and Langenbrunner are the two who have any kind of presence back there (not playability, Im talking leadership). Elias is the Captain, but I don't hear anything about his locker room talks, nor do I see him pulling players aside on the bench and chatting with them. Stevens had no compunction about pulling guys aside and talking with them, on and off the ice.

They are all good players, but it seems like they are having a hard time pulling it together. If they cant get to the point where they each anticipate where the others are going to be (which comes from a team thats played together for more than a season) then Lou better work on more set plays - thats where the fast scoring comes from. Using set plays, the players at least know where they need to be and rely a -little- less on their comfort and experience with each other. Obviously we'd like to have both.

I hope home ice is good to them.